Why National Coming Out Day is Really No Big Deal
For the last few days, I’ve been telling myself that I should write something about National Coming Out Day, which …
Category Archives: Journal
What’s Really Missing in Gone Girl
[WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW IF YOU HAVE NOT READ OR SEEN GONE GIRL.] Judith Butler may have famously said that gender …
No, But Are You REALLY Gay?
In what would otherwise be a charming love story, Lauren Morelli, one of the writers from the TV show Orange …
He Wanted to Break Me — Or Why I Won’t Judge Janay Palmer
The typical response to public incidents of domestic violence, like the recent elevator one with Ray Rice and Janay Palmer …
On Being Queer and Jewish — And Why Neither Should Matter
I never thought of my Jewishness as a political statement. Until now. Honestly, I never thought much about my Jewishness …
Why the Movement to Boycott Israel Disgusts and Disappoints Me
I never intended to use this blog to post about politics, let alone about religion and politics. This blog originally began …
How Many Deaths Are Enough?
There have been many, MANY anti-Israel posts zipping their way around the Internet. Facebook, in particular, seems to breed them, …
This Is Personal
It has been recently brought to my attention that I post too much about Israel on Facebook. I guess it’s …
I Am Hated For Who I Am
I thought it would be better when I got back to LA. In some ways, it is. I haven’t heard …
If Only I Could Be So Brave
I grew up in America. My family may have spent summers in Israel, but I grew up American. When I finished …
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