News LGBTQ+ Palestinians Pay Tribute to Their Lost Loves in Heartbreaking Social Posts Queer Palestinians are paying tribute to their fallen loved ones on the Queering the Map app. October 17 2023 2:34 PM
Film Sex, Drugs, and a Shooting: Gay Israeli Film 'In Bed' Will Turn Heads Nitzan Gilady's psychological thriller depicts a slice of urban gay life, warts and all. December 03 2022 12:58 PM
Lifestyle Tel Aviv To Recognize Same-Sex Civil Unions It’s part of the city’s challenge to the Israeli government, the religious bureaucracy, and the country’s outdated marriage laws. June 23 2020 3:46 PM
Film Over 100 LGBTQ+ Filmmakers Boycott Israeli Film Festival Campaigners are alleging TLVFest, a state-sponsored LGBTQ+ film festival, is an act of "pinkwashing" to cover Israel's human rights violations. March 03 2020 1:05 PM
News Government Official Tells Gay Dads One Must Register as 'Mother' An official told the parents that the bureaucracy requires that one identify as a mother, “like a normal couple.” November 22 2019 11:48 AM
News Four Men Arrested for Attempted Murder of Gay Teen in Israel The attack follows a recent spike in homophobic incidents. August 26 2019 11:37 AM
Travel & Nightlife gallery Travel Photo Diary: Chocolate, Wine, and Spirituality in Jerusalem In this 3-part travel journal and photo series, Glenn Garner dives into the food, spirituality, and queer culture of Israel. September 20 2018 6:49 PM
Television Israeli Nissan Ad Embraces Same-Sex Parents “I think you’re a family if you live together and love together.” September 21 2016 5:16 PM
News & Opinion A Gay Israeli Soldier Asks Why His Country Has 'Abandoned' Him “I’m supposed to go into battle knowing that I’m a second class citizen, only because I’m gay. That I’m good enough to die for this country, but not good enough to be an equal-rights citizen.” March 02 2016 6:02 PM
News & Opinion Historic Jerusalem Site Renamed 'Tolerance Square' In Honor of Slain Teen 16-year-old Shira Banki was murdered by a Jewish extremist at last year's Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem. February 16 2016 12:23 PM
News & Opinion Gay Palestinian Finally Granted Asylum in Israel Trying to make it work in a fractured system finally paid off—after five years. February 12 2016 1:13 PM
News & Opinion Watch: Israeli Jews & Arabs Kiss To Protest Book Ban After the Ministry of Education banned a book for its depiction of Jewish-Arab love, six couples fought back. January 11 2016 11:32 AM
News & Opinion Israeli Military Lifts Ban on HIV-Positive Recruits The policy change affects what is already one of the world's most inclusive military organizations. December 03 2015 1:37 PM
News & Opinion Landmark Petition For Marriage Equality Filed At Israeli High Court Israel may become the first marriage equality country in the Middle East and Asia. November 03 2015 12:28 PM
News & Opinion Breaking: Jerusalem Stabber Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder The ultra-orthodox Jewish assailant stabbed six at Jerusalem's Gay Pride, killing a 16-year-old girl. August 24 2015 11:25 AM
News & Opinion Walking With Pride From Kiev to Lisbon, the social experiment is spreading. August 12 2015 12:45 PM
News & Opinion Op-Ed: Out of a Day of Horror in Israel, I Have Hope for Meaningful Change Attacks by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men left six gay Pride marchers injured and a Palestinian child dead, but it may provoke change across the Holy Land. July 31 2015 5:26 PM
News & Opinion 6 People Stabbed at Jerusalem Pride Parade The assailant was convicted of stabbing three people at Jerusalem Pride in 2005 July 30 2015 1:30 PM
Interviews Groundbreaking Doc Explores the Lives of Gay Palestinians in Tel Aviv The groundbreaking documentary explores the lives of gay Palestinians in Tel Aviv July 06 2015 12:29 PM
News & Opinion Op-ed: Anti-Semitism in Charges That Israel Trumps LGBT Rights Michael Lucas charges old-fashioned hatred in claims that American Jews care more about Israel than patriotism or LGBT rights. April 30 2015 12:26 PM