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The article profiles Judge David Young, who is appearing on the syndicated law show "Judge David Young," which premieres in September 2007. Young, who is openly homosexual, stresses that the hook of the show is not the fact that he is gay but the fact that he blends humor, compassion, and strength into all of his judgments. Young's childhood is examined, along with his coming-out story, which he believed was relatively easy. The author details the reasons that people watch daytime judge shows, focusing on the resolution of conflict.

The article presents an interview with lesbian comedian Judy Gold, who has released the book "25 Questions for a Jewish Mother." Topics discussed include why Jewish people are funny, whether she is becoming more like her mother as she gets older, the fact that her children are being raised by two Jewish mothers, the time she has spent in therapy, young Orthodox Jews who are coming out of the closet and not giving up they're faith, and the best Jewish foods to eat after a bad breakup, when turning forty, and after a death in the family.