Israel gays

Orthodox Israeli reporter comes out of the closet

Cherki, 30, comes from a Religious Zionist background. His father is a well-known religious leader, Rabbi Oury Amos Cherki. 

 N12 religious affairs reporter Yair Cherki.
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LGBTQ group petition High Court to enforce surrogacy law

Rally commemorating ten years since Bar Noar massacre, Aug. 2019

Hundreds rally marking decade since unknown killer attacked LGBT center in TA

BEN ROSEN, friend of rabbinical student Sammy Kanter, posted on the Secret Jerusalem Facebook page on Friday at 5:14 p.m. after the incident occurred, urging people in Jerusalem to boycott the pizzeria for discrimination.

Gay man wins discrimination case against Jerusalem pizzeria


575 rabbis call on Israel to implement full equality for LGBTs

“The enshrining of discrimination into law, and harmful words spoken by religious leaders, sow the seeds of hatred and brutality in the land."

 Hundreds of members of LGBT community protest surrogacy law in Tel Aviv

In pictures: Gay pride parade in Jerusalem

An 'in pictures' story of the annual "love without borders" Jerusalem pride parade.

Jerusalem pride parade, 2 August 2018.

Annual Pride Parade takes over Jerusalem

Participants in the Jerusalem parade congregated in Liberty Bell Park amid heavy security, and at 17:30 began wending their way through the city.

Love is love pride parade jerusalem Aug 2 2018

Tel Aviv suburb gets country’s first gay mayor

Ginzburg to ‘Post’: I feel there is significance that another glass ceiling was shattered

RA’ANANA’S NEWLY elected mayor Eitan Ginzburg (right), and his partner, Yotam Nisenboat, pose with their children last year in the US

Orthodox lesbian running for Knesset in new right-wing party

Lisa Liel was inspired to become more observant by the late MK Rabbi Meir Kahana, who spoke about Jewish pride at Liel’s university.

Lisa Liel

‘Health Min. complaints committee on conversion therapy is dysfunctional’

Participants during Jerusalem’s annual gay pride parade

Israeli LGBT activists raise aid for community persecuted in Chechnya

"Even in the midst of Pride we must work on behalf of our brothers and sisters in Chechnya."

Free Chechnya sign seen during Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2017

Tel Aviv Pride: All the details

Where to be and when!

Revelers at Tel Aviv’s 2016 LBGTQ Pride Parade

Wide support for gay marriage as Israel celebrates Pride

“The gulf between the Israeli public will and the government’s policies is widening.”

Gay marriage

Blood donations to be accepted from foreign-born Ethiopians, gays and elderly

Ministry balancing protecting public and expanding pool of donors.

Vacutainer blood bottles

J’lem gay pride parade to ‘stay the course’

CEO Sarah Kala-Meir acknowledged that the route will bring back terrible memories of the stabbing attack but said it is important to stay the course.

Vendors sell rainbow souvenirs at the Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, last year