He told the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion he was embraced by the LGBTQIA+ community when he came out as gay as a teenager, but the experience was markedly different when he told loved ones of his religious conversion.

“When I began the process of telling people that I was embarking on this Jewish journey, I lost a significant number of friends,”

he said.

“It was quite horrific actually.”

Benjamin F said he no longer felt safe in “progressive” circles and spaces, with his former friends calling him Jewish slurs and labelling him a supporter of genocide.

“It’s lonely,” he said.


I’ll keep this in mind

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    This is some extremely concerning nationalism.

    As if all Muslims are the same, and one polity…

    By the same logic US war crimes are the responsibility of all European decendants in the world because Trump is white.

    Or perhaps all Hindus in the world are responsible for violence committed by Hindus in India?

    No. That’s nationalism. And nationalism is a cancer that must be stamped out.

    Sorry, but I think your opinions on this are really concerning.