'I Just Don’t Want to Be Hurt' Egypt Locking Up Transgender Women in Men's Prisons
Egypt takes pride in an actor winning the Oscar for playing a queer icon, but makes life difficult for LGBTQ citizens – especially transgender ones
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Ilhan Omar Rallies Support for Bill Banning Gay Conversion Therapy
The Minnesota Democrat called gay conversion therapy 'torture' and said it should no longer be a legal practice in Minnesota or in any other state
This Rabbi Is Leading the U.S. 'Gay Conversion Therapy' Charge
Despite overwhelming evidence against controversial treatment, N.Y. psychiatrist David Schwartz is going to court to reverse ban, which he claims clashes with Jewish values
Analysis The Israeli Beauty Queens Who Don't Want to Be Pretty and Shut Up
While decorated generals can't bring themselves to mumble anything more than 'blue and white' and 'unity,' TV presenter Rotem Sela, model Shlomit Malka and actress Gal Gadot are speaking out against inequality
Just in Time for Eurovision 2019: A New Gay Bar Opens in Tel Aviv
La Bohème offers drinks ranging from classic cocktails to innovative mixtures and a much-desired nightlife alternative for the LGBT community
Israelis Poised for Their Gayest Parliament Yet
The number of gay lawmakers is set to double to at least four after April 9. Next step: Electing representatives from the Arab, lesbian and transgender communities
U.S. Environmental Organization Hazon Wants Israeli Right-wing Group to Stop Using Its Name
The agendas of the two organizations couldn’t be more different
'Empire' Actor Indicted for Falsely Reporting Homophobic, Racist Hate Crime
Jussie Smollett charged with 16 counts of disorderly conduct for alleging attack by Trump supporters
Far-right Party Head on Pride Parade: Should Someone Who Loves Dogs Parade That, Too?
Rabbi Rafi Peretz later apologized for the wording of his statement
Hayamin Hehadash Supports Surrogacy for LGBT Parents, Israeli Justice Minister Says
Ayelet Shaked, who is a co-leader of the right-wing party, said its support would be conditional on there being no payment to the surrogate mother
Hieeee Israel! RuPaul's Drag Race Winner Alaska Thunderfuck Took Tel Aviv by Storm
With her inimitable breakout charisma, well-honed musical talent and sophisticated sense of humor, the American reality TV superstar showed her stuff to a shrieking euphoric audience at the 'Reading 3' club
Three Israeli Arabs Arrested for Suspected Homophobic Attack Outside Tel Aviv Club
The suspects, however, say they are the actual victims and were attacked because they're Arab
In Landmark Move, Jewish Agency to Assist Gay Employees With Surrogacy Services
Employees will be eligible for a $11,000 loan to cover costs of surrogacy services abroad, which are prohibited for gay male couples in Israel
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
European Leader's Remarks Spark Debate Over LGBTQ 'Narrative' in the Arab World
Luxembourg's PM told delegates in an Egypt summit his marriage to a man could lead to execution in some of the nations represented. But Middle Eastern activists say it might have done more harm than good: 'Agency is important'
'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
Gay American Rabbinical Student Wins Case After Jerusalem Pizzeria Denies Him Service
The court orders the pizza shop to pay the Hebrew Union College student $5,000 in damages
Opinion The Silence of the Likud Lambs
The supposed liberal MKs and cabinet ministers who are quick to post photos from pride parade are the very ones who remain silent when Kahanists attack the LBGT community
Jussie Smollett's Character Removed From 'Empire' After Arrest
Network says decision to write off character played by black, gay actor is intended 'to avoid further disruption on set' after he was charged with staging hate crime
U.S. Judge Grants Citizenship to Twin Son of Israeli-American Gay Couple
One twin was fathered by an American citizen and the other by an Israeli, but the U.S. State Department must recognize them both as citizens as their fathers were married at the time of birth
Israeli Army Backs Removal of LGBTQ Family Photos From Base
Pictures posted on army base bulletin board were not in 'the spirit of the IDF' or proper in terms of accepted educational content, spokesman says
Opinion Israel's LGBTs Are in No Party’s Pocket for This Election
The diversity, not to mention the fragmentation, within the LGBT community is the reason it could benefit from a gay party
Anti-LGBTQ Incidents Doubled Over Past Year, Report Shows
On average, such an incident occurs every 10 hours
Tulsi Gabbard Rejects David Duke's Endorsement for President
Duke changed the main image of his Twitter account to express his support, writing, 'Finally a candidate who will actually put America First rather than Israel First!'
Gay, Black and Jewish Actor Defends Account of Alleged Hate Crime as '100 Percent Factual'
'These types of cowardly attacks are happening to my sisters, brothers and non-gender-conforming siblings daily,' Jussie Smollett says as police confirm 'no reason to doubt' his version of the Chicago assault
‘Arab in a Wig’: France Sends Barrier-breaking Provocateur to Israel's Eurovision
19-year-old Bilal Hassani boasts an androgynous appearance, a keen queer social awareness, a dazzling array of wigs. He has some choice words for critics who say he's 'denigrating his Muslim heritage'
ADL Condemns Alleged Hate Crime Against Black, Gay and Jewish Actor
Jussie Smollett was walking near the Chicago River downtown when he was approached by two men who struck him in the face and poured an 'unknown substance' on him before one of them wrapped a rope around his neck
Openly Gay Afghan War Veteran, Pete Buttigieg, Announces 2020 Run for President
Buttigieg expected to travel to Iowa next week to meet with voters in the nation’s first caucus state, followed by stops in New Hampshire
'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