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Visible allyship: Why LGBTQ+ Jews shouldn't have to choose between their identities - opinion

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned from working at JQY is that allyship cannot be assumed. It has to be visible.

People march in the Capitol Pride Parade on June 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Capitol LGBT parade had been postponed due to President Trump's UFC fight at the White House.
YAIR LAPID speaks at the 24th annual Jerusalem Pride Parade, June 4, 2026.

Lapid promises marriage equality within first 100 days of new gov. at Jerusalem Pride Parade

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Ghana passes bill imposing prison terms for LGBTQ+ identity, advocacy

A general view of Malaysia's National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 25, 2020

Malaysian police arrest 51 men, seize drugs in raids linked to 'gay party'


Glitter and hollow suits

As Likud and its supporters pat themselves on the back and use Ohana as an example to prove their lack of prejudice, these same people are simultaneously just using Ohana for political gain.

Justice Minister Amir Ohana speaks at the Israeli Bar Association on June 10, 2019

Jewish gay conversion group operating under new name ordered to shut down

According to court testimony, JONAH told clients to undress in front of each and beat effigies of their mothers to overcome sexual urges, NJ.com reported.

REVELERS DIP in the Mediterranean Sea as they take part in a Gay Pride parade in Tel Aviv last year

Botswana's High Court decriminalizes homosexuality

Same-sex relationships are illegal in more than 70 countries worldwide; almost half of them in Africa, where homosexuality is broadly taboo and persecution is rife

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Revealing gender and generosity

Fresco Dance Group presents a new work, ‘Genderosity’, by artistic director Yoram Karmi.

Fresco Dance Group presents a new work, ‘Genderosity’

Police on alert as Pride parade comes to Jerusalem

Anywhere from 15,000 to 30,000 people are expected to attend the event.

Jerusalem pride parade, 2 August 2018.

Jerusalem rabbi to ordain gay rabbinical student denied by U.S. seminary

“He’s who we want out there” working with the gay population, Landes said. “You need somebody on your side sometimes.”

LGBT flag on Jerusalem's King George Street, July 31, 2018

Homophobic remarks by Brazil's president may harm tourism industry

During a talk with reporters on Thursday, Bolsonaro said that Brazil should avoid being known as a gay destination because "we have families."

STARTLING SHIFT: Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro salutes before receiving confirmation of his victory in the recent election, in Brasilia on December 10.

EU chastises Brunei for 'retrograde' death penalty for gay sex, adultery

Along with stoning for sodomy, the laws impose the death penalty on rapists and punish thieves with amputation.

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah salutes during the 34th National Day celebrations in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei February 24, 2018

Liberal Orthodox yeshiva says it will not ordain gay student

Signaling a red line on how far Modern Orthodoxy is prepared to bend to adjust to societal changes, a liberal New York City seminary will not ordain an openly gay student.

LGBT flag on Jerusalem's King George Street, July 31, 2018

Botswana court case to challenge legality of gay sex

The southern Africa country of Botswana outlaws "carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature" and those convicted face jail sentences of up to seven years.

Muthoni Ngige, a member the Kenyan homosexual community pays tribute to the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, U.S., in Kenya's capital Nairobi June 14, 2016