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Shabbat Sermon: One Piece at a Time with Rav Hazzan Aliza Berger
Shabbat Sermon: One Piece at a Time with Rav Hazzan Aliza Berger
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Mar 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Tom Ammiano struggled in high school. A teenager in the late 50s, he was gangly and effeminate, with a high-pitched voice. Even though he wasn’t out of the closet, everyone knew that he was different, and they bullied him mercilessly for it. Back then, homophobia legally enforced. Same-sex partnerships were criminalized. Being gay was seen as a mental health issue, and one deserving of ridicule and scorn. Tom knew there was no universe in which he could be his full self.
Nevertheless, he tried to fit in.
Nevertheless, he tried to fit in.
Released:
Mar 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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