Shin Bet head cancels Pride Month event, cuts budget to LGBT programming
The Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) has canceled its annual Pride Month event, as well as a variety…
The Blogs: Why Is It So Hard for Everyone to March in the Israel Day Parade? | Ruth Gursky
In 1964, I was one of a legion of young Hebrew School kids from across the US who…
Cutting local LGBTQ funds will cause municipal layoffs, union warns
An Israeli labor union warned Social Equality Minister May Golan (Likud) on Wednesday that her ministry’s reported decision…
FTC and four states sue WPATH over gender-affirming care
The Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health on Wednesday, in…
Pride month in Israel: LGBTQ+ rights have a long way to go
Every June, Israelis join LGBTQ+ communities and allies around the world in celebrating Pride Month. We celebrate because…
Israel is behind the unlikely Republican-transgender alliance
The last time I was at Ben Gurion Airport, I found myself scrambling into a bomb shelter as…
Poll: Support for same-sex marriage in US has flattened
Acceptance of same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has flattened after more than two decades of steadily…
LGBTQ+ community meets with Police Commissioner ahead of Pride Month
Police Commissioner Danny Levy met with representatives of Israel’s LGBTQ+ community on Sunday, reaffirming the Israel Police’s commitment…
Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey wins party endorsement over Moulton
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, a moderate Massachusetts Democrat, secured enough delegate support Saturday to…
Ghana’s parliament passes bill to impose prison terms for promoting LGBTQ activity
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana ’s parliament passed a bill Friday that would impose prison terms of up…
Maine removes transgender sports referendum from ballot
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has…
Rock frontman comes out as a ‘proudly gay man’ after split from wife
Caleb Shomo has fronted Beartooth since 2012 (Picture: Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo has come out…