New York Times Article
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New York Times Article
Description
New York Times article on CBST, December 23, 1973.
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Archives of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York City, NY
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A Homosexual Temple Holds Rites on West Side
By MARCIA CHAMBERS
The men took seats on
wooden folding chairs in a
semicircle in a room at a West
Side church community center
they call their synagogue.
The lights dimmed. A young
man with a maroon velvet
American Hebrew Congregations,
the congregational arm
of Reform Judaism-which has
more than 700 synagogue affiliates
and more than one
million members-for membership.
If approved, the Los Angeles
congregation would receive
true identity for fear of professional
retaliation. All those interviewed
asked to be called by
their first name or by a fictitious
first name.
"This is the first time I have
felt at ease in a synagogue,"
David said. "It is the first time
the two very different parts of
By MARCIA CHAMBERS
The men took seats on
wooden folding chairs in a
semicircle in a room at a West
Side church community center
they call their synagogue.
The lights dimmed. A young
man with a maroon velvet
American Hebrew Congregations,
the congregational arm
of Reform Judaism-which has
more than 700 synagogue affiliates
and more than one
million members-for membership.
If approved, the Los Angeles
congregation would receive
true identity for fear of professional
retaliation. All those interviewed
asked to be called by
their first name or by a fictitious
first name.
"This is the first time I have
felt at ease in a synagogue,"
David said. "It is the first time
the two very different parts of
Citation
“New York Times Article”, Congregation Sim Beit Torah, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed May 16, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/cbst/item/1698.
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