LGBT
US Supreme Court reverses Trump administration push to restrict treatment for transgender inmates
The court denied the Justice Department's emergency request to lift a federal judge's order blocking the Federal Bureau of Prisons from implementing the policy.
LGBT film festival celebrates 21st anniversary with award winners, dramas, and classics - preview
Erez Halevi, Israeli pop pioneer and voice of self-acceptance, dies at 71
UTJ’s Pindrus calls gay Knesset Speaker Ohana a 'desecration,' Aguda files ethics complaint
Grindr scam: NIS 200,000 robbed from drugged men
In some cases, Abu Allah and Ben Avi broke into their victims' vehicles in order to steal the property of over 20 men.
Melissa Lantsman: Canada's Conservative, Zionist, Jewish MP
Melissa Lantsman, the daughter of parents who immigrated from Ukraine in the 1970s, says she learned from them the value of building from bootstraps, and being a strong Zionist.
25 ViZionaries: Ritchie Torres - No. 4
Meet the progressing congressman combating BDS.
These queer newlyweds are modeling Jewish joy for LGBTQ youth
While some Orthodox communities have tried to make space for LGBTQ members, the vast majority of Orthodox rabbis, citing prohibitions in traditional Jewish law, do not conduct LGBTQ weddings.
Grapevine: Righteous streets
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
'Rainbow Club in Yeshiva': JQY's animated LGBTQ videos aim to foster dialogue
The videos aim to frame a new community conversation about LGBTQ+ issues that allows "disagreements without divisiveness."
Turkish outlet links Chabad to Mossad, LGBT support in Northern Cyprus
The Milli Gazete report alleges, "Chabad commits many crimes. They launder money and leak information to Mossad. They decipher all military points. They buy land from near military areas."
Canada, citing potential dangers, warns LGBT travelers of US risks
Anti-LGBT demonstrations in the United States last year rocketed 30-fold compared with 2017 and legal moves to restrict LGBT rights are on the rise.
Israeli transgender woman dies in London, friends working to bring her home
Trans rights activists argued that the Foreign Ministry was not aiding in efforts to bring the woman home.
Israeli man indicted for hiring hitman to ‘honor kill’ lesbian sister
Sarit, an 18-year-old girl from the Druze town of Kisra-Sumei, was threatened for years before her murder due to her sexual orientation.
