Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Conversion for Those Raised Jewish? Rabbis Address Patrilineal Problem

When David Levine stepped into the mikvah last year, he believed he was affirming what he already was, not converting to something new. "I was raised Jewish, was always told I was Jewish," says the 35 ...
Metro Weekly

Born Perfect tackles conversion therapy through puppets and Patton Oswalt

Conversion therapy, despite having been widely discredited, is still legal in 30 states. The LGBTQ rights organization Born Perfect has released a short film, told through puppets, to satirize the ...
The Conversation

‘Conversion therapy’: UK government kicks ban down the road – and there’s a major problem with what’s been proposed so far

For the first time in four years, the king’s (or queen’s) speech has left out a promise to ban so-called “conversion therapy”. This widely discredited set of practices aims to “cure” LGBTQ+ people by ...
The New Yorker

Converting to Judaism in the Wake of October 7th

The saga of my Jewish conversion began twenty-five years ago, when I got engaged to my first husband. He’d grown up in an Orthodox family, and his parents, my future in-laws, were devastated that he ...
Variety

Patton Oswalt Stars in Born Perfect’s Anti-Conversion Therapy PSA (EXCLUSIVE)

LGBTQ rights organization Born Perfect has released a short film called “Bobby’s Big Problem” to educate the public about the dangers of conversion therapy. Told through puppets, “Bobby’s Big Problem” ...