Gay Israel

Tel Aviv's Kipod Hazahav festival brings 16 independent productions to the stage

The Golden Porcupine competition for independent theater will return to Tel Aviv next month with some of Israeli theater's best shows.

 Kipod Hazahav offerings include ‘Full Tank'.
Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020.

'They are unnatural': Arab channel TV show guest calls for the execution of gay people

 The scene of a shooting attack on Highway 1, near Ma'ale Adumin, on February 22, 2024

'A gay man without rights:' Israeli reservist who killed highway terrorist speaks out

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Law student sues man, who sent him unsolicited explicit photos on Grindr, and wins


Opposition MKs propose US-inspired gay marriage bills

Two bill proposals in the Knesset are hoping to bring civil marriage to Israel and legalize gay marriage like in the US.

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Ministers reject opposition MK’s LGBT rights bill

Proposed legislation would make any law prohibiting discrimination based on gender, age, country of origin, etc. apply to LGBT people as well.

An activist waves an LGBT flag near Israel's Knesset building

Likud ministers face backlash for taking part in Gay Pride Parade

Miri Regev and Ofir Akunis took part in the Gay Pride Parade, angering a number of Facebook users.

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'Tel Aviv-Yafo Loves All Genders' - Gay Pride Parade 2015

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Gay Pride Parade draws 180,000 to Tel Aviv

Several main streets in town are closed as parade goes from Gan Meir to Charles Clore Park.

Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv

Celebrating the ‘T’ in LGBT

Tel Aviv’s popular annual Pride events this year are highlighting the often marginalized issues and contributions of the transgender community.

From left: Nora Grinberg, Tel Aviv's 2014 Pride Parade, Elisha Alexander

Bar-Ilan University bans public celebrations for gay pride month

MKs and social organizations demand the university retract their decision.

Jerusalem's 2014 Gay Pride Parade.

Pride and prejudice

New study: Israelis welcome equal rights for homosexuals

Israeli drag queens and go-go dancers dance on a truck during the annual gay pride parade in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on June 13, 2014.

Tel Aviv invites Caitlyn Jenner as guest of honor for Pride Week

In light of coming week's LGBT Pride festivities emphasizing the transgender community, city reaches out to Olympic gold medalist, reality TV star who garnered media spotlight with recent transition.

Israeli drag queens and go-go dancers dance on a truck during the annual gay pride parade in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on June 13, 2014.

Celebrating the ‘T’ in LGBT

Tel Aviv’s popular annual Pride events this year are highlighting the often marginalized issues and contributions of the transgender community.

From left: Nora Grinberg, Tel Aviv's 2014 Pride Parade, Elisha Alexander