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.

No wonder, then, that as I helped Cecilia with her bags at the end of the flight, her motherly instincts got the best of her and she asked me whether I had a girlfriend. (read more)

 

The Whys and Hows of Pride
Gay City News, July 8, 2010.
Pride parades are by now part of the official calendar in many corners of the world. When being gay is normative or even cool and when the parades are endorsed by the larger community, what exactly are we proud of? The similarities and differences between two pride parades last month gave me an idea perhaps not about what I’m supposed to be proud of, but of how I can be proud.(read more)

The world's Jews do speak out

The Guardian online, May 25, 2009.
Don't simplify the relationship diaspora Jews have with Israel; they have never lacked the courage to speak their minds. (read more)

Bias in black and white
Haaretz, April 5, 2009.
Imagine that Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero relied exclusively for his knowledge of Middle East affairs on El Pais, his country's flagship newspaper. During his visit to Israel in January, he might have been bewildered when he arrived in the capital for meetings. What are we doing in Jerusalem, he may have asked. (read more)