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.” James McDonald
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.James McDonald
News & Opinion Walking With Pride From Kiev to Lisbon, the social experiment is spreading.James McDonald
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.Neal Broverman
Culture & 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Civil Unions It’s part of the city’s challenge to the Israeli government, the religious bureaucracy, and the country’s outdated marriage laws.Donald Padgett
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.Daniel Reynolds
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.” Matt Baume
News Four Men Arrested for Attempted Murder of Gay Teen in Israel The attack follows a recent spike in homophobic incidents.Matt Baume
Travel 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.Glenn Garner
Television Israeli Nissan Ad Embraces Same-Sex Parents “I think you’re a family if you live together and love together.”Glenn Garner
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. James McDonald
News & Opinion Gay Palestinian Finally Granted Asylum in Israel Trying to make it work in a fractured system finally paid off—after five years.Dan Heching
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.James McDonald
