On June 28, 1969, a riot was ignited outside of the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan by gay, trans, lesbian, and bisexuals who were protesting the violent police raids on bars and other establishments that served the LGBTQ+ community.
It also occurs to me that we can broadly interpret pekuach nefesh and protecting aliveness (in this case by opening a safe, inclusive space where in the past it was necessary to "be invisible" for reasons of physical and psycho-spiritual safety). Thank you Sarit for opening this important conversation.
It also occurs to me that we can broadly interpret pekuach nefesh and protecting aliveness (in this case by opening a safe, inclusive space where in the past it was necessary to "be invisible" for reasons of physical and psycho-spiritual safety). Thank you Sarit for opening this important conversation.