Gay Israel
LGBTQ Agudah faces backlash for congratulating Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Likud primary win
"When a community member is elected by a large public, when a community member reaches positions of influence at the core of politics, it sends an important message," the association wrote.
Visible allyship: Why LGBTQ+ Jews shouldn't have to choose between their identities - opinion
Lapid promises marriage equality within first 100 days of new gov. at Jerusalem Pride Parade
Anti-LGBTQ violence in Israel rose sharply in 2025, national queer and trans violence report finds
Largest ever Arabic language LGBTQ campaign launched across Israel
Beit el-Meem has placed dozens of signs around the country, including in Nazareth, Iksal and Kafr Kanna, with the slogan "There is a home for all sexualities and gender identities in Arab society."
Rishon Lezion city councilman: ‘Ban gay teachers, lecturers’
Cohen, from the Haredi religious Shas party, began his letter with complaints about students who were lectured about the concept of same-sex couples joint parenting.
Coalition MKs threatened with sanctions after voting for surrogacy law
The bill, which was sponsored by Yesh Atid MK Idan Roll, fell by a 47 to 29 vote, despite the support of the rebellious MKs.
Assi Azar to be in Israel's first major campaign starring an LGBTQ couple
Insurance company AIG hired Azar and his husband, Albert Escola, to star in their Israeli ads for the next two years, marking the first major commercial campaign headed an LGBTQ couple.
LGBTQ community calls for the dismissal of Peretz
The community gathered in Beer Sheba and Tel Aviv to protest the latest statements on conversion therapy by MK Peretz
A proud Knesset
Israeli society is inherently liberal and progressive when it comes to social issues.
Jewish Agency to help gay employees with surrogacy costs
The Jewish Agency will become the first state body to help gay couples with surrogacy costs in light of ongoing ineligibility of gay couples for surrogacy in Israel.
Jewish same-sex couple win lawsuit, twins recognized as U.S. citizens
The couple, an American and an Israeli, were forced to undergo DNA tests that proved that one twin was the son of the American while the other was the son of the Israeli.
LGBTQ hate incidents up 54% in 2018
The report notes that an incident of harassment or abuse against members of the LGBTQ community occurs every ten hours in Israel on average.
New LGBT political party to be founded
“A lot of parties like saying they promote gay rights, but we can better run our struggles by ourselves...straight people can’t really represent us. It’s time to have our own representatives."
