Despite Locals' Resistance, LGBT Community Holds First-ever Pride Parade in Netanya
According to organizers, municipality approved holding event at the city's main square. But after residents and religious groups complained, it sought to relocate it
Gay Jews
Stonewall at 50: Jewish LGTBQ Activists in NYC Reflect on How Life Has Changed for the Community
Haaretz interviews five Jews — including the rabbi of a ‘gay synagogue,’ a transgender activist and the head of the Russian-speaking community — to find out what has improved or worsened since June 1969, including their standing in the Jewish community
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 'Like a Swastika, or Confederate Flag': How the Dyke March Turned the Star of David Into a Hate Symbol
The DC Dyke March singled out Jewish symbols and queer Jews for policing and exclusion. I mourned another social justice space where I was not welcome - because of my religion and sexuality
Record Number of Israeli Locales to Hold Gay Pride Events for the First Time
'This isn't just a celebration, but a call for equality. It’s an issue for Israelis from all parts of the country,' says CEO of LGBT rights organization
First Openly Gay Orthodox Rabbi Ordained in Jerusalem
27-year-old Daniel Atwood was denied by his New York seminary despite the school originally agreeing to ordain him
Gay Rabbinical Student to Be Ordained in Jerusalem After Being Denied by New York Seminary
New York's Yeshivat Chovevei Torah informed the 27-year-old Daniel Atwood he would not be ordained despite the school previously agreeing to do so
Opinion How We've Suppressed the Queer History of the Holocaust
Even in the Nazi camps, homophobia 'helped' inmates distance themselves from those considered 'other.' Even today, Jewish gay and lesbian victims are still erased from how we talk about the Holocaust
A Chicago Space for LGBTQ Jews Becomes a ‘Queer Yeshiva for Everybody’
'Our project is about changing the world through the insights of queer people but for the benefit of everybody, just like the feminist project isn’t ultimately for the benefit of women only,' said rabbi Benay Lappe
'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
Israel Trip Fundraiser for Gay Rabbinical Student Denied Ordination in U.S. Reaches 3K in Hour
A liberal Orthodox rabbinical seminary refused to ordain Daniel Atwood because of his sexual orientation
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
Israel's Cruel Treatment of a Lesbian Mom After Her Partner's Tragic Death
Omra Levi-Hazan was left on her own, with two small children. Her battle to get her partner recognized as a mother posthumously is story of true grit, but also of Israel's institutionalized insensitivity toward the LGBT families
IN PHOTOS Thousands Attend Central Israeli City of Kfar Sava's First Gay Pride Parade
Police initially set different terms for the parade's execution, which included setting up 2-meter tall fences because of the 'sensitivity' of the event. Following a High Court appeal by organizers, the demands were withdrawn
Police Withdraw Demand for Fences at Gay Pride Parade
Originally, police said they wouldn’t grant a permit for the parade without a two-meter fence, due to the 'sensitivity' of the event. in a submission to the High Court of Justice, the state says this requirement is withdrawn
Police Demands Israeli Gay Pride Parade Put Up High Fence, Stay Away From ultra-Orthodox
Among the requirements are a 2-meter-high fence along the route and staying away from the local Chabad House – to protect the marchers, say police
Law Barring Gay Couples From Surrogacy Is Backed by Attorney General, Says Justice Ministry
Both Netanyahu and Deputy Health Minister Litzman oppose allowing single-sex couples to arrange surrogate births in Israel, claiming it would create a back-door method to allow single men to use surrogates
An Israeli City Just Hosted Mideast's First-ever Queer History Festival (And It's Not Tel Aviv)
Tel Aviv may grab all of the headlines and plaudits as a gay mecca, but Haifa is determined to grab a piece of the action
What Really Happens to U.S. Orthodox Jews When They Come Out
Young Jews in the LGBTQ community often feel the need to live double lives, but now a New York-based group is empowering them to take pride in who they are
Flagship Liberal Orthodox Synagogue in New York to Stop Announcing LGBT Weddings
The synagogue began including same-sex marriages in its announcements earlier this year, but will no longer following a complaint by the Orthodox Union
Hillary Clinton Calls on U.S. Jews to Use 'Radical Empathy’ to Survive Trump's America
Clinton: ‘Empathy should not only be at the center of our individual lives and our spiritual lives, but it should be at the center of our public life’
Hillary Clinton to Honor Rabbi’s Silver Anniversary at New York’s LGBT Synagogue
Back in 1992 the congregation was so small that Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum was its first paid staffer. Now it's so popular it has to hold High Holiday services at the Javits Center
Rabbis Force ultra-Orthodox Israeli Lawmaker to Resign After Attending Gay Nephew's Wedding
MK Yigal Guetta left the ultra-Orthodox Shas party after prominent rabbis demanded his resignation for attending a same-sex marriage
Edie Windsor, Who Fought and Won Landmark Gay Marriage Case at Supreme Court, Dies at 88
After winning the case that helped pave the way for same-sex marriage in U.S., Windsor headed to her New York City shul which caters to Manhattan's gay Jewish community
After Coming Out, ultra-Orthodox Mother Regains Custody Over Kids
After more than two years of appeals, mother must continue to keep a kosher home and send her kids to Hasidic schools in order maintain custody over her three children
22,000 March in Jerusalem Pride Parade Jerusalem Under Heavy Security
22 people were arrested, one was carrying a knife; police are taking steps to prevent a repeat of the 2015 murder of a teenage girl at the parade
Jerusalem's Gay Pride Parade to Draw 10,000 Under Heightened Security
Hundreds of police and security guards will safeguard the marchers, two years after teenager Shira Banki was murdered at the parade
SlutWalk Chicago to Allow Zionist Symbols After All: 'We Have Some Apologizing to Do'
A SlutWalk Chicago organizer tells Haaretz that anyone who wishes to protest rape culture is welcome at the event, two weeks after movement said Zionist displays will be banned
Opinion Israel's Gay Paradise Lost
Government officials tried to blame society's intolerance for their refusal to recognize same-sex adoptions - but the fault is in themselves
Editorial The State v. LGBT Families
The state's objection to adoption by same-sex couples is another chapter in the state’s abuse of LGBT families