Say It Loud, Say It Proud, Say It in Hebrew
Daily Beast--Open Zion, May 12, 2012.
Ambassador Oren’s keynote at the Equality Forum, an annual gathering of LGBT activists last weekend in Philadelphia, made me proud. It’s wonderful to hear a top Israeli officer speaking clearly and intelligently for LGBT inclusion. The only trouble was that it was in English. (Read more). 

Israel Needs Constitution, Not Basic Law
The Forward, May 7, 2012.
When Israel’s founding leaders declared independence in 1948, they promised to govern through a constitution. That vow remains unfulfilled to this day. Israel should live up to the commitment to the rule of law that is enshrined in the independence declaration. (Read more). 

Absent for a Reason
Haaretz, April 20, 2012.
You don't need New York to understand Israelis' lukewarm commitment to civic engagement. Electoral turnout has been in a steady decline. (Read more). 

Review of Jack Holmes and His Friend by Edmund White
The Gay & Lesbian Review, May-June, 2012. Read here. (PDF)

Review of The Declining Significance of Homophobia by Mark McCormack
Gay City News, April 12, 2012. (Read).

Review of  Kehinde Wiley at the Jewish Museum of New York.  
Gay City News, April 12, 2012. (Read).

Review of God vs. Gay? by Jay Michaelson
The Gay & Lesbian Review, Jan-Feb, 2012. Read here (and PDF).

Confessions of a Pinkwasher
Gay City News, December 7, 2011.
Shapiro’s professional hasbara may offer less sizzle than the Israeli-Netanyahu style. But isn’t the approach modeled by the American ambassador more respected because it’s truly respectable? (read more)

Review of Ivan and Misha by Michael Alenyikov
Gay City News, April 18, 2011. (Read).

The LGBT Center's Town Hall: A Jerusalem Take
Gay City News, March 30, 2011.
Given the lack of underlying constitutional guidelines in Israel, the question of whether Israel is an apartheid state misses the point about Israeli politics. (read more)

Israelis Don’t Ask. They Tell
Moment Magazine, November 1, 2010.
If you tried to enact a law like Don't Ask, Don't Tell in Israel today, you’d be laughed out of the Knesset. Whether or not they’re asked, Israelis tell. (read more)

Provisional loyalty to a provisional state
Haaretz, October 15, 2010.
Each of us gets to decide whether to follow the rules or change them. In Hebrew we call this 'combina,' a slang word referring to the bypassing of rules or commitments. Read more.

Bless Me, Brother, For I Have Sinned
Gay City News, September 1, 2010.
Before I was out of the closet, I was in the closet. I am not the only one, I’ve just realized. Before Ken Mehlman was out of the closet, he, too, was in the closet. (read more)

Cecilia and Me
Gay City News, July 21, 2010.
On a recent flight, I was fortunate enough to share a seat next to Cecilia, a charming elderly woman from Mexico City. Three hours of attempting to impress her with my five words of Spanish proved enough to transform us into intimate travel companions. (read more)

Bias in black and white
Haaretz, April 5, 2009.
The venomous disregard for the truth makes Spanish criticism of Israel banal and misses important issues. This simplistic anti-Israel narrative represents not a noble struggle for human rights, but rather a contamination of both journalism and the great democracy that the newspaper serve. (read more)