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From the about page for Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi: Kiruv Organization is a Non Profit Organization founded 16 years ago in 1995 by Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi in New York for the purpose of connecting Jews to Judaism and Torah. As of today there are more than 56,000 followers on Rabbi Mizrachi’s FaceBook page whom listen to lectures and read articles on …

A New York-based animal rights group has filed a lawsuit demanding “legal personhood” for chimpanzees being kept as pets or in research labs. The lawsuit demands a writ of habeas corpus — essentially a document granting freedom — on behalf of Tommy the chimp so he can be moved to an animal sanctuary that’s more like his natural habitat than …

Elton John’s much-discussed concert in Moscow is this Friday but the show may not be allowed to go on. According to reports in the Russian media, Sir Elton’s mini-tour of Russia is “on the verge of collapse” because of his stated intention to use it as a platform to express his solidarity with Russia’s gay community. The singer, who entered …

Via the Associated Press: A Mississippi judge on Monday refused to grant a divorce to a lesbian couple who got married in California, saying the marriage wasn’t recognized under state law, according to the woman who filed and her lawyer. Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham, who filed for the divorce in September in north Mississippi’s DeSoto County, said in a telephone interview …

Montgomery County Clerk Bruce Hanes has petitioned the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for permission to resume granting same-sex marriage licenses. In September a state appellate court ordered Hanes to stop after he had issued 174 licenses to gay couples. Hanes says the court order forced him to violate his oath by complying with a law he regards as unconstitutional. He cites …

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Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Australia’s capital this weekend and today the High Court announced that it will not rule on the federal government’s bid to quash the law until next Thursday. That provides a five-day window for marriages to take place. The court’s six judges heard the case today and announced that they would deliver their ruling on December …

“Johnny Weir is an insufferable, entitled twit, to say the least. Fine. But he’s NBC’s Token Olympic Gay, and many people’s only perceived authority on Putin’s Russia. So when he starts peppering his NBC color commentary with lies, gently but confidently faux-explaining how ‘it’s really not so bad over there’ and ‘what a shame’ that a small number of troublemakers …