Posted 4 years ago
J-Pride is JFCS' program that works to engage Minnesota based Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Jews and their allies to come together for social events, community gatherings, celebrations, and educational opportunities. (For more information on upcoming events and programming,[...] Posted 4 years ago
By Jayce Koester • J-Pride Coordinator
JFCS celebrates the landmark U.S. Supreme Court civil rights decision on June 15 that protects LGBTQIA+ employees from workplace discrimination. This hard earned victory after generations of advocacy is a powerful tool to continue addressing ongoing oppre[...] Posted 5 years ago
J-Pride's activities in June included a Shabbat service, happy hour, parade marching and more
By Jayce Koester • J-Pride Coordinator
Leading up to Pride, I kept joking that our Jewish new year turns over at Rosh HaShanah, the gregorian new year turns over on Jan. 1 and the [...] Posted 5 years ago
By Jayce Koester • J-Pride Program Coordinator November is a month where we frequently mark the importance of transgender people in our communities and around the world. This includes Trans Day of Remembrance (Nov. 20) and Transgender Awareness Week (Nov. 12-19), not to mention the ya[...]Posted 6 years ago
J-Pride brings together LGBTQ and allied folks in the Jewish community all year round but June—LGBTQ Pride month—is an especially exciting month. Why June? The history of Pride goes back to the Stonewall Riots, which began on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar located in New York Cit[...] Posted 7 years ago
By Heather Renetzky • J-Pride Program Coordinator
Back in November, my partner Emma and I were listening to a segment on MPR covering people’s reactions to the presidential election. We were continuing to process the new reality and Emma asked me how I was feeling given the rise in [...] Posted 7 years ago
By Heather Renetzky • J-Pride Program Coordinator This past Tuesday marked a year since I started with J-Pride. So much has happened in that time! My first exposure to J-Pride was as a participant. I went to one of J-Pride’s Chanukah Happy Hours and thought, “Wow! How cool! An org[...]Posted 7 years ago
J-Pride brings together LGBTQ and allied folks in the Jewish community all year round, but June – LGBTQ Pride month – is an especially exciting month. Why June? The history of Pride goes back to the Stonewall Riots, which began on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. [...] Posted 7 years ago
• By Ariel Ezekiel Zitny Transgender inclusion is a verb, not an adjective. And for transgender people like myself, it is a crucial component in our feelings of belonging and safety. Many people think to themselves, “We are already inclusive. We would never turn someone away becaus[...]