For Right-wing LGBT Israelis, There Are Two Closets to Come Out Of

Right-wingers say it’s still difficult to talk with peers about their political views, even though Israel's LGBT community may not be as overwhelmingly progressive as was commonly assumed

Opinion Arab or Jewish, None of Us Want LGBTQ Youth to Suffer

Israeli Arab Lawmaker Says 'Gay Phenomenon Almost Doesn't Exist' in Community

Joint List MK also argues for conversion therapy on radio show, says banning it prevents return to ‘normal condition’

'They're Scared': LGBTQ Rights Divide Israel's Arab Lawmakers

Three Joint List legislators, all from the communist Hadash faction, supported a bill that would ban so-called conversion therapy, toeing the line between their conservative political partners and a progressive agenda

Protest Takes Center Stage as Coronavirus Transforms LGBTQ Pride Events in Israel

Events to mark Pride month have been radically different across Israel this year due to the pandemic. Although lockdown created new pressures and problems, community leaders say people are rising to the challenge

Transgender Superstar Dana International to the Defense of J.K. Rowling: We Don't Need 'Unnecessary Wars'

A diva's support: The Israeli 1998 Eurovision winner and hit maker says ‘we must not jump too fast with accusations of transphobia’

Terror, Violence and Constant Hiding: Gay Life in Tel Aviv Before It Became an LGBTQ Mecca

Few gay men in Tel Aviv need to live in the closet these days, but things were much different a few decades ago. Just ask this 79-year-old

Opinion The Israeli Army Is Embarrassed by Its Military Dancers? They Are the Least of Its Problems

A video of soldiers dancing backup to a singer on Independence Day triggered an abrupt policy change but the real issue is the compulsory draft

Gay Fathers in Surrogacy Process Overseas Petition High Court to Help Them Return to Israel

New rules in the U.S. and Canada mean at least 17 gay couples are unable to obtain the necessary travel documents to bring their surrogate children back to Israel

Over 100 LGBT Filmmakers Abroad Call for Boycott of Tel Aviv Festival

The signatories back the Palestinian queer community, but TLVFest's founder says 'harm to the festival and the artists who choose to take part will only paralyze the voices of optimism in Israel'

Opinion Israel’s Position on Same-sex Parents Was Just Set Back by Years

Istanbul, Queer Paradise

In the great Turkish metropolis, homophobia and gender oppression coexist with an ancient tradition of nonbinary splendor

Is Sexual Orientation Genetic? Yes and No, an Extensive Study Finds

Is there a gay gene? Is there a sexuality spectrum? A wide-ranging study reignites the debate

Israeli Ministry Demands Male Gay Couple Identify 'Which Is the Mother' to Get Daycare Funding

The Labor and Social Services Ministry apologized, adding it was a mistake of an individual employee and all types of families are entitled to equal rights

Move Over, RuPaul: Ball Culture Arrives in Israel

Thanks to the popularity of TV shows like ‘Drag Race’ and ‘Pose,’ the ball scene has never been more in, well, vogue. But can it take off in Tel Aviv?

Israel Election Results: Fewer Women and LGBT People — but Lots of Ex-generals — in New Knesset

While there will be many ultra-Orthodox lawmakers, there are only nine religious-Zionist/Modern Orthodox legislators — though the Arab community and Russian-speaking Israelis are well represented

Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Calls Homosexuality ‘A Wild Lust That Needs to Be Overcome’

'It would be better if they cast off their kippah and Shabbat [observance] and show their true faces,' the rabbi said

Opinion Israel's Homophobia Problem Just Got Even Worse

Still reeling from the Education Minister’s endorsement of 'conversion therapy,' we in Israel’s LGBTQ community are now told by an ex-chief rabbi we’re unfit to be Jews. Jewish religious leaders are spreading darkness from Jerusalem

The Constituency That Keeps ‘Conversion Therapy’ Legal in Israel

Despite the Health Ministry issuing an official warning against such practice in 2014, a small group of licensed professionals who immigrated from the U.S. continue to perform 'conversion therapy'

Amid Conversion Therapy Scandal, Netanyahu Names LGBTQ Activist as International Spokesman

Evan Cohen’s appointment comes day after Netanyahu distanced his government from Education Minister Rafi Peretz’s comments in favor of conversation therapy

Out of the Closet and Into Tel Aviv's Destructive Party Scene

Young Israeli men who emerge from the closet may find their way to the gay community through its intense nightlife. Some get lost in the drugs, orgies and sexual assault

Editorial Israel’s Local Governments Are Leading the Way to Inclusion

250,000 March in Largest-ever Tel Aviv Pride Parade

'We are marching today in the biggest and most consistent protest in Israel, demanding equal rights so that every person can write their own story,' says head of Association for LGBTQ Equality

Opinion Israel’s LGBT Justice Chief Is No Cause for Great Pride

With Transgender Woman's Suicide, Israel’s LGBTQ and Religious Worlds Come Together

Neta Hadid was buried in a religious ceremony with rabbis taking part, while in eulogies she was addressed as both a man and a woman

'I Won, and in the Holy Land!' Prepping for Eurovision, Tel Aviv Hosts the Gay Games

In the second year in a row, Tel Aviv hosted the international TAG games for the LGBTQ community. “The atmosphere is never sexual,” says one Indian-British visitor from London who grew up in Dubai

Two for the Price of One: An Israeli Gay Couple's American Journey to Fatherhood

Want a model as your egg donor? Fork over another $8,500. Want boy-and-girl twins? Try genetic engineering. Like many gay couples, we turned to surrogacy. But given the life story of the woman who carried our twins, we had to wonder if surrogacy can ever be moral

'The Thought of My Son Being Gay Frightened Me. I Found It Hard to Love Him'

An Israeli professor describes his difficult path toward coming to terms with his gay son, the dancer-choreographer Ido Tadmor

'A Lesbian Romance Plus Religion Plus Politics' – Israeli Director's Film Reflects a Roller-coaster Life

Tsivia Barkai Yacov speaks with Haaretz about 'Red Cow' and the experiences that shaped her