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Shabbat Sermon: One Piece at a Time with Rav Hazzan Aliza Berger

Published: March 27, 2021, 4 p.m.

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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\\u2019t 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.

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\\nNevertheless, he tried to fit in.

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