Balka, Christie and Andy Rose. Twice Blessed: On Being Lesbian, Gay and Jewish. Beacon Press, 1989.
An anthology of essays by gay and lesbian Jews, with topics including from growing up in a yeshiva, finding a new Judaism-based theology of gay sexuality, searching for Jewish gay role models, and Jewish commitment ceremonies.
Beck, Evelyn Torton. Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology. Beacon Press, 1987.
A collection of writing--poetry, stories, history, analysis, autobiography--on Jewish lesbian identity. Includes coming-out stories and Jewish commitment ceremonies.
Rosenthal, Gilly. "I Can Love All the Faces of God,” in Blessed Bi Spirit: Bisexual People of Faith. Ed. Debra R. Kolodny. Continuum, 2000.
The writer shows the parallels between her two identities—bisexual and Jewish. Coming out as both a Jew and bisexual led her to value community. She marks the occasion of coming out to her mother with her first aliyah to the Torah.
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