Tulsi Gabbard, 2020 Contender, Under Fire for Past Homophobic Remarks
When Gabbard ran for Congress in 2012, she apologized to gay activists for her past views
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'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
New Gay Purge in Chechnya Kills at Least Two, Forty Detained: Report
The new allegations come after reports in 2017 of more than 100 gay men arrested and subjected to torture, and some of them killed, in the predominantly Muslim region
Israeli Doctors Ban 'Conversion Therapy' for Gay People
Members who perform conversion therapy could now be expelled from the Israel Medical Association, which represents 90 percent of the country’s doctors
WATCH Colorado’s Jared Polis Makes History, Sworn in as First Gay Governor
Polis, 43, emphasized his inaugural theme, 'Colorado for All,' to mark the historic occasion
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
Israel's Supreme Court President Slams State's Position on Surrogacy Law for Gay Men
Esther Hayut said the state’s position that surrogacy should be legal only for women who cannot have children 'could be blatantly unconstitutional,' adding: Why are women allowed and men not?
Ancient Civilization in Iran Recognized Transgender People 3,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests
Analysis of funerary artifacts in Iron Age burials at Hasanlu, Iran indicates there were three different sets of offerings: for males, females and a 'third gender'
Anti-Semitism Controversy Divides Women's March: 'We Can't Betray Our Jewish Community'
Washington state chapter disbands, Michigan co-founder urges supporters to join events unaffiliated with official Women's March as anger at leaders over Farrakhan and 'anti-LGBTQism' grows
New York Kosher Agency Says Document Showing It Targeted Lesbian Comic Is Forgery
Lesbian comic Leah Forster said her shows at two kosher Brooklyn restaurants were canceled over her sexual orientation
Top Israeli Court Rules Both Parents of LGBT Adoptions Be Listed on Birth Certificate
'It’s inconceivable that both members of the couple are recognized as parents, but the certificate doesn’t reflect this,' one of the justices wrote after a decision to treat homosexual and heterosexual adoption the same
Factbox Murders of Transgender People Rising Worldwide
Nearly 3,000 transgender people were murdered over the last decade worldwide. The most common causes of death were shooting, stabbing and beating
Israel Police Demand Tel Aviv Gallery Hide Video of Two Men Kissing
A man walking by the gallery noticed the video and an image showing a man's hand inside his pants and filed a complaint ■ Police claim they requested the gallery obscure the images to ensure children aren't exposed to sexual contents
Colorado Elects First Openly Gay Governor in the U.S. - Rewriting the State's anti-LGBT History
Colorado was once dubbed the 'hate state' for its anti-LGBT laws
Eurovision Chief Defends Next Year's Contest in Israel: 'We Don’t Want to Be Used Politically in Any Way'
Jon Ola Sand, the man who essentially runs the contest, predicts in a visit to Israel that BDS activists won’t flood the country next May – but warns that the city's reputation will suffer if there's not enough lodging for foreign fans
Fearing for America’s Democracy, Jewish Women Battle to ‘Flip Congress’ in Midterms
Knocking on doors, working phone banks and organizing rides to the polls are just some ways Jewish women’s groups seek to slow Trump’s momentum
Muslims and Christians Join Jews to Mourn Pittsburgh Shooting Victims and Resist Trump
With Muslims guarding the doors in New York and rabbis in Boston uttering angry sermons at Trump's failure to rein in gun violence and bigotry, Jews across the U.S. honor the #ShowUpForShabbat campaign
Analysis Netanyahu Admits His Coup Conspiracy Theory Was Based on a Rumor
Netanyahu explains what made him suspect Gideon Sa'ar of plotting to unseat him, and desperately tries to avoid a debate on LGBT surrogacy
Netanyahu: I Support LBGT Surrogacy but Coalition Cannot Pass Such Legislation
Netanyahu was forced to participate in a debate over a recently adopted surrogacy law after lawmakers gathered a requisite 40 signatures for him to do so
Opinion Hitler in Brasilia: The U.S. Evangelicals and Nazi Political Theory Behind Brazil's President-in-waiting
Mix up fascist geopolitics, Pat Robertson's LGBT hate, Bannon's nationalism and Putin's shills and you get Jair Bolsonaro, who's nostalgic for the U.S.-backed dictatorship that tortured and killed thousands of leftists - and he's about to come to power
Brazil – and Its Jewish Community – Battle for the Soul of Latin America’s Biggest Democracy
With right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro poised to be elected president on Sunday, Brazilians and Jews tell Haaretz what they think of the man whom the left fears will usher in fascism
Trump Attempting to Define Transgender Out of Existence, NY Times Reports
A draft of the Trump administration memo says gender should be determined 'on a biological basis that is clear, grounded in science, objective and administrable'
Gay Activist Starts Drive for Israeli LGBT Political Party
Author Ilan Sheinfeld to set up party 'assisted by the intellectual, political and activist forces of the LGBTQ community'
Israel to Appeal Ruling Allowing Lesbian Couple Abroad to Register as Parents
Israel registers heterosexual couples as parents without any residency condition. 'We are sad that our country is fighting and abandoning us by appealing a justified and progressive decision,' the women said
Opinion Is Brazil About to Elect Jair Bolsonaro, the Far-right Executioner of Its Democracy?
The term 'fascism' hasn’t been discussed seriously in Brazil since the military dictatorship. With authoritarian, racist, torture apologist Jair Bolsonaro within spitting distance of the presidency, it is now
Israel Refuses to Recognize LGBT Parents Living Abroad
The state refused to register two women as mothers of their children while straight couples living abroad were able to register with no problems
India's Top Court Legalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Ruling
A five-judge bench in India's Supreme Court unanimously overturned the colonial-era ban on gay sex
Alleged Killer of Gay College Student Blaze Bernstein Ordered to Stand Trial
Samuel Woodward has pleaded not guilty to killing his former Jewish high school classmate in January. Last month, a hate crime charge was added alleging that Woodward targeted Bernstein because he was gay
Israel Rejects Court-proposed Compromise to List Both Members of Lesbian Couple as Parents
Rejection of compromise proposed by High Court leaves decision to the justices
Up Close and Personal With an Israeli Gay Porn Star
'Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life,' a film by Tomer Heymann, about a hugely successful Israeli gay porn star, is a quantum leap in the work of one of Israel’s leading documentarians