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LGBTQ Israelis

Thousands of people participate in the Tel Aviv Pride Parade, June 10, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Alexi Rosenfeld-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Israel has been an LGBTQ haven in the Middle East. Its new government could change that.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 18, 2023

The minister holding the country’s purse strings calls himself a “proud homophobe.” Another minister says Pride parades are “vulgar,” while a deputy minister who wants to cancel them was just […]

Members of the LGBTQ community and supporters participate in a demonstration against a Knesset bill amendment denying surrogacy for same-sex couples, in Tel Aviv, July 22, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash90)
Posted inNews

LGBTQ Israelis fear setbacks as homophobic parties win places in Netanyahu’s coalition

by Orly Halpern and JTA November 14, 2022
Mila Kunis on a film set in New York City, Aug. 29, 2021. (Photo/JTA-MEGA-Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Mila Kunis, Neil Patrick Harris, Helen Mirren and over 200 other celebrities sign letter denouncing cultural boycott of Israel

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA October 27, 2021
Queer Israelis and Americans have a lot in common, say leaders of Israel Gay Youth.
Posted inNews

Queer Israeli leaders build bridges with American peers in Bay Area

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 1, 2021October 11, 2021
a white man with short salt-and-pepper hair
Posted inUncategorized

Israel will now let gay men donate blood

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA August 23, 2021
Israelis take part in the Jerusalem Pride Parade, June 25, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Nati Shohat-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israeli Orthodox leader: Judaism does not forbid same-sex couples from building a family

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
The Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipal building is lit up for Pride month activities, June 28, 2020 (Photo/Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality)
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Pride rallies held across Israel in lieu of annual parades due to coronavirus

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA June 30, 2020
Rafi Peretz, Israel’s Education Minister and chairman of the Jewish Home Party, speaks at a party meeting on June 19, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Yehuda Haim-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israel’s education minister under fire for supporting gay conversion therapy

Marcy Oster by JTA and Marcy Oster July 15, 2019July 15, 2019
Flags on display at an LGBTQ Pride event put on by A Wider Bridge and the Israeli consulate in San Francisco (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
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Pride function in S.F. holds up Israel as a ‘special place’

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 10, 2019June 12, 2019
2018 Pride Parade in Jerusalem (Photo/A Wider Bridge)
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Why we’re adding $$$ for LGBTQ advocacy in Israel

Tyler Gregory by Tye Gregory August 17, 2018

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