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Danish LGBTQ+ group faces sponsor exodus after Israel boycott call

Major firms like Maersk and Google pull sponsorship from Copenhagen Pride after demand to reassess ties with Israel, dealing financial haymaker to local Pride parade organizers

Zeev Avrahami, Copenhagen | 05.11.24

LGBT community supports canceling Tel Aviv gay pride parade

With the war in Gaza raging on and over 100 hostages still held by Hamas, the LGBT community has decided to stand by Tel Aviv mayor's decision to cancel this year's gay pride parade in favor of a rally

Yael Ciechanover, Hadar Gil-Ad | 05.09.24

רוסיה טימור בולטוב מלשין צייד הומואים כתב אישום

Putin’s 'gay hunter' now facing his own legal battle

Moscow court charges Timur Bulatov with discrediting Russian armed forces but censors details of case against known LGBT denouncer

Reuters | 05.08.24

Tel Aviv mayor cancels Pride Parade amid Gaza war

Mayor Ron Huldai says inappropriate time for celebrations as 132 hostages still held captive by Hamas, city to host modest rally under banner of pride, hope and freedom instead

Gilad Cohen | 05.08.24

עיראק תומכי מוקתדה א סאדר שורפים דגלי גאווה להט"ב

Under anti-gay law Iraq hunts down LGBTQ people, imprisons anyone who 'behaves like a woman'

Anti-LGBTQ law provides for up to 15 years in prison for those who engage in same-sex relations and 3 years for those who undergo gender reassignment surgery; Saif Ali, who fled Iraq after his family locked him up at home for two years says the 'future looks very dark'

AFP | 04.30.24

Tribeca film festival to feature LGBT Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie docu

While Israeli cinema has been a prominent presence at the film festival over the years, you won't find any Israeli films in the 2024 edition; however, in the documentary competition, the film 'Sabbath Queen' will be screened, dedicated to Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, who is openly gay

Amir Bogen | 04.26.24

Israeli - Palestinian drag show in Berlin

Berlin drag show 'Together' seeks to address Middle East grief

'While recognizing what many Germans see as a historic responsibility to Israel after the Nazi Holocaust, the show is one of a few events in Germany offering such space to discuss the Middle East conflict'

Reuters | 03.25.24

'The IDF is one of the most progressive militaries for LGBT individuals'

Israel's LGBT community agrees that the IDF has gone through an inspiring change when it comes to accommodating its troops, but clarifies that gaps still exist

Hagai Ayad | 01.19.24

'For years I dreamed of becoming a father,' says 1st single LGBT dad

Thanks to the High Court of Justice, Yaniv Goltshian last week became the first single dad from the LGBT community to give birth to a child through surrogacy in Israel; The surrogate, Miri Yoachim, says 'I gained an experience and a family'

Adir Yanko | 01.14.24

Adam and Nimrod, pioneers of LGBTQ+ egg donation and surrogacy in Israel, after the birth of their son, Yirmi, and today, in IDF uniform

Israeli LGBTQ+ parents juggle military service and family life

Adam and Nimrod, proud parents of 7-month-old Yirmi, have both enlisted in the army to serve and protect Israel, with one of them always staying home to care for their baby

Ynetnews | 01.14.24

Knesset amends law recognizing LGBTQ partners of fallen soldiers

Omer Ohana, who lost his partner on the first day of the war, says equality is finally achieved in death but fight for equality in life for LGBTQ Israelis continues

Hadar Gil-Ad, Sivan Hilaie | 11.07.23

Partner of fallen LGBTQ IDF soldier decries inequality, Knesset speaker intervenes

Cpt. (res.) Sagi Golan was killed in the battle of Kibbutz Be'eri shortly before he was to marry his partner Omer, who reveals that the army ignored the matter and did not recognize him as the partner of the fallen soldier

Yuval Karni | 10.22.23

It's your ButtMitzvah: Jewish LGBTQ center in East London holds unique Rosh Hashanah celebration

Feeling out of place with their British, Jewish and queer identity, a community which lets all types of people join the party whether they are British or not, Jewish or not, queer or not, is working to unite people through its festivities

Einav Schiff | 09.21.23

What is more important to Erdogan, European volleyball championship or religious autocracy?

Turkey's national volleyball team won the European championships, but two of the team's players are openly homosexual; On one hand, the players are Turkish heroes but the two lesbian players are also the enemies of radical Islamists

Zeev Avrahami | 09.11.23

Europe’s LGBTQ+ community faces growing threat amid far-right resurgence

Rising right-wing governments in Europe increasingly marking LGBTQ+ communities as national enemies, subjecting them to online hate, street violence and discriminatory laws; Activists warn such scenario could potentially spread to Israel

Ofir Chizik | 08.23.23

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