Beyond Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: LGBTQ Pride Hits Israel’s Suburbs
Ra'anana joins 11 other Israeli cities and towns that held Pride events for the first time this year, despite protest from the city's ultra-Orthodox community
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Israeli Police Officer Who Photographed Revelers at Tel Aviv Gay Party to Be Disciplined
Two videos of partygoers engaging in sexual relations were also posted on social media, and party organizers claim it was the police who spread them
Opinion U.S. Anti-pinkwashing 'Progressives' Don't See LGBTQ Israelis as Real People, Only Pawns
'Pinkwashing' is a dirty word for many on the left: rather than support our struggle for equal rights, they show the same hate towards us LGBTQ Israelis as Israel's own far-right theocrats and homophobes
Jewish Gay Conversion Group Operating Under New Name Ordered to Shut Down
Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality, or JONAH, settled with former clients in a 2015 lawsuit and agreed to stop its discredited gay conversion counseling
Many Israeli Cities Are Ahead of State Government on LGBTQ Rights
Unisex bathrooms, designated social workers, gender education, even civil marriage: Tel Aviv isn't the only municipality leading the way
Opinion As a Queer Jew, Learning Anne Frank Was Bisexual Is a Game-changer
Anne knew what she wanted and had no shame in writing it. That strength and certainty would have meant the world to me when I was just discovering my sexuality
U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv Decorates for Pride After Trump Ban on Flying Rainbow Flag
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence defended the Trump administration ban on Pride flags at U.S. embassies – including in Israel
Ecuador Approves Same-sex Marriage as LGBT+ Groups Hail Landmark Week
The Latin American nation is the 27th country to allow same-sex marriage with the move coming during the annual gay Pride month and events to mark the 50th year of the Stonewall riots in New York
Neil Patrick Harris to Lead Tel Aviv's Pride Parade, but Says He's No Gay Icon
American actor says he has 'no interest in being a representative or an ambassador for anything except my kids,' refuses to talk Israeli politics
Rejecting Criticism by LGBTQ People, Israel’s First Openly Gay Minister 'Not Certain We're a Community'
Ohana, who was booed at Jerusalem Pride, says 'the sharpest poisoned arrows came not from the right or from religious groups,' but from LGBTQ activists
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
What’s Going on for Tel Aviv Pride 2019? The Shows, Parties, Conferences and Parades
Pride events include parties on Hilton Beach, the first National Conference of the Gay Community, exhibitions at the Abraham Hostel and street displays in Old Jaffa, culminating in the flagship Pride Parade on Friday
Armed Neo-Nazis Disrupt Detroit Pride Parade, Appear to Urinate on Israeli Flag
The parade was interrupted by a group of white nationalists from the National Socialist Movement (NSM) carrying weapons and performing Nazi salutes over the weekend
Israeli LGBTQ Activists Criticize Police Over Raid on Tel Aviv Gay Club During Pride Month
Club owner arrested after drugs found on 14 patrons; witnesses say officers gathered towel-clad patrons and shone flashlights on them
Neil Patrick Harris to Join Tel Aviv Pride Parade as International Ambassador
'Tel Aviv has become a symbol of the openness and acceptance of the LGBTQ community on the world stage,' Harris says
D.C. Dyke March Bans Israeli and Jewish Symbols on Pride Flags, Sparking Criticism
Dyke March organizers say rainbow flag featuring Star of David is too similar to Israeli flag, but symbols that don't 'directly replicate nationalist images and symbols' are permitted
Thousands March in Jerusalem Pride Parade; Police Arrest 49, Including Man With Knife
49 detained in total ■ Police on high alert at event, which saw a participant stabbed to death in 2015
Despite Promise to Top Court, Israel Still Discriminates Against Gay Couples Wanting to Adopt
The state promised the High Court of Justice it would present a bill for equal adoption rights last year, but the justice minister blocked it
Five Films You Have to See at Tel Aviv's International LGBT Film Festival
Documentaries on Montgomery Clift, drag queens and transgender teens are as thrilling as features exploring the lives of members of the community
Analysis This Is How a Likud Backbencher Got Netanyahu to Appoint Him Justice Minister
There was no greater supporter to amend the Immunity Law for Netanyahu or to pass an override clause than Amir Ohana, who is also close to Yair Netanyahu
Netanyahu Appoints Justice Minister Who Supports Immunity From Indictment for Prime Minister
'First LGBTQ minister' and Likud lawmaker Amir Ohana promoted the Nation-State Law, and says Muslims are prone to being 'culturally murderous'
From Russia to Saudi Arabia: What Are the Worst Countries for Gay Rights?
A list of the world's worst countries to be LGBTQ
Israelis Stage Mass Wedding to Advocate for Gay Rights
In Israel political rights for the gay community lag behind increasingly widespread cultural acceptance
Jerusalem Municipality Orders Removal of Anti-gay Billboards
Organization invoking 'courage to be normal' attempted to 'urgently' appeal the order, but ended up with court fines