Pride Month in the Bay Area offers plenty of opportunities to celebrate the LGBTQI community and its history. Many synagogues host “Pride Shabbats,” but you can also join the Jewish community at other events to show your pride. For example, kids and their parents can enjoy the “Family & Friends Pride Shabbat” outdoors in Dolores…
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Jewish Pride flags allowed into DC Dyke March after standoff
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Pride
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Local Voice
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Books
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Pride
The essential Jewishness of Harvey Milk
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Talking With ...
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LGBTQ
Saving gay elders' stories for the next generation
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Unions
99 percent compatible, 100 percent committed
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