Gay Pride revelers take to the streets in Tel Aviv
Nation’s largest LGBT rights event brings center of ‘gay-friendliest city in the world’ to raucous, festive standstill
View ArticleYa’alon a rare upbeat voice on right as Israeli pols hail US same-sex marriage
Defense minister hopes Israel will follow America’s lead; Labor calls Supreme Court decision a ‘historic moment’
View ArticleWhy is there no civil marriage in Israel?
A bill to introduce non-religious unions, including same-sex, interfaith and others, fails in the Knesset
View ArticleTOI talks terror, torture and the gay elephant in the room
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View ArticleIsraeli Orthodox rabbis draft gay ‘inclusivity’ document
Paper issued by nonprofit Beit Hillel aims to allow homosexual individuals to ‘feel more comfortable within their faith community’
View ArticleFor LGBTQ Jewish mission to Israel, right to marry trumps Right of Return
In Tel Aviv for Pride Week, JFNA delegation impressed by social progress. And while happy to visit, delegates say they’re glad to go home to the land of the free
View Article79% of Israelis back gay marriage or civil unions
New survey on eve of Tel Aviv Pride Parade also finds 65% of voters for religious-nationalist Jewish Home party support changes
View ArticleRabbis urge removal of Shas MK who attended nephew’s gay wedding
'We're going in order to make him happy, because he's my sister's son,' Yigal Guetta told his kids; letter slams MK's 'public desecration of Heaven'
View ArticleShas MK forced out for attending his gay nephew’s wedding
Yigal Guetta's resignation comes after ultra-Orthodox rabbis called for him to be fired for his 'public desecration of Heaven'
View ArticleBeer bottle thrown at guests attending gay wedding in Netanya
One person lightly injured in incident; ceremony continues as planned after police arrive
View ArticleEverybody complains about Israel’s electoral system. But it works
Especially after this year's political shenanigans, the chaotic, tribal electoral system gets a bad rap; it is also the source of Israel's strength, solidarity and democracy
View ArticleLiberman reaches out to LGBTQ community after homophobic comments surface
Video of 2013 meeting with hardline Jerusalem Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach sees the Yisrael Beytenu leader seemingly agreeing to help stop gay pride marches in the capital
View ArticleThousands of teens protest education minister’s remarks about LGBT couples
Tel Aviv rally by high school students under banner 'Demanding Change' criticizes Rafi Peretz for saying a 'normal family is a man and a woman'
View ArticleWidowed LGBT Israelis seek standard spousal benefits, but red tape haunts them
Forced to wage an uphill battle to receive standard compensation, bereaved spouses shoulder a burden of proof from which straight couples are exempt, says rights attorney
View ArticleWhen reality TV meets the reality of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
Israel's 'Married at First Sight' features its first same-sex couple, dating show 'New Love' includes a woman whose mother isn't Jewish; all are unable to wed in the Jewish state
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