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class="entry-content"> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" title="WIZO Victoria" src="https://i0.wp.com/web.archive.org/web/20160229002153/http%3A//wizovic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/logo.gif?resize=546%2C108&ssl=1" alt="WIZO Victoria" width="546" height="108" /></p> <h2>Living happy and gay in Melbourne</h2> <p>Do you have a child, family member or friend who has revealed that he/she is gay?</p> <p>Would you like to know more about the Jewish and the wider community who are same-sex attracted?</p> <p>Come and hear a panel of speakers hosted by WIZO Masada talk about their life journey, whether family and friends have accepted their sexual identity and their thoughts on gay marriage.</p> <p>Sunday 6 May 2102 at 7.30pm<br /> 5 Bokhara Road, Caulfield South (<a title="map" 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rabbi ‘comes out’ as an LGBT ally | PinkNews.co.uk" href="http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/04/21/an-influential-us-rabbi-comes-out-as-an-lgbt-ally/" target="_blank">An influential US rabbi ‘comes out’ as an LGBT ally | PinkNews.co.uk</a>.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7e11488401fe544e610daa5b977e2713b196aa670544f1a8bacade9302e09fd?s=49&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c7e11488401fe544e610daa5b977e2713b196aa670544f1a8bacade9302e09fd?s=98&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://aleph.org.au/author/mikeybear/">mikeybear</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://aleph.org.au/2012/04/26/an-influential-us-rabbi-comes-out-as-an-lgbt-ally-pinknews-co-uk/" 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