LGBT

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

Homosexuality is criminalized in Muslim-majority Malaysia, which operates a dual-track legal system with Islamic laws for Muslims running alongside civil laws.

A general view of Malaysia's National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 25, 2020
Israeli flag and rainbow flag being waved at Tel Aviv Pride Parade, June 25 2021

Anti-LGBTQ violence in Israel rose sharply in 2025, national queer and trans violence report finds

Jason Collins huddles with the Nets before playing the Washington Wizards in 2014.

Jason Collins, first openly gay active NBA player, dies at 47

Keshet volunteers rally outside of the US Supreme Court.

As anti-LGBTQ laws spread, these Jewish nonprofits are funding moves to safer states


South Carolina rabbi’s Holocaust memorial speech pulled from TV for being 'too political'

A public TV station in South Carolina removed a Holocaust memorial speech by a rabbi after he criticized recent policies on LGBTQ rights and refugee aid, fueling controversy over free speech.

 Rabbi Sam Rose criticizes US government policies during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the University of South Carolina, Jan. 27, 2025, in Columbia, South Carolina. Rose's speech was later cut from the broadcast's archive.

Transgender Jews fear for safety as Trump targets their rights

Jewish LGBTQ+ families fear what’s next as Trump targets trans rights.

 A person wears a pride-themed yarmulke in the West Village in New York City, on June 26, 2020.

Jewish lawmaker Randy Fine, a Trump favorite, wins Florida GOP House primary

Fine decided to run in the district, even though he does not currently live there, after receiving an enthusiastic endorsement from Trump. 

 Donald Trump and Randy Fine pose together in 2024.

Director of pro-Israel LGBTQ group faces sexual misconduct charge

The case is making its way through the court, with the next hearing set for February.

 Ethan Felson, executive director of A Wider Bridge, delivering a speech in 2022.

Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, becoming first in Southeast Asia

At the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok, a mass wedding ceremony was held where over 1,700 same-sex couples tied the knot.

 LGBTQ+ parade in Bangkok Pride Festival 2024.

Holocaust denier with weapons stash sentenced in Scotland after planning attack on LGBT community

Alan Edward was handed a 15-year extended sentence, with 10 years in jail and five years on license once released. 

Alan Edward

California neo-Nazi-affiliate receives life sentence for murder of Jewish student

Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 27, was charged to life without parole for the murder of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein.

SANTA ANA, CA - JUNE 13: Samuel Woodward testifies in Orange County Superior Court on Thursday, June 13, 2024 in Santa Ana. Woodward is accused of stabbing his former Orange County School of the Arts classmate Blaze Bernstein to death more than six years ago and burying his body near a Foothill Ranc

Israel's Aguda LGBT group suspended from global advocacy community

The ILGA claimed, “The decision was taken to ensure we fully uphold universal respect for human rights, equal representation, and the elimination of barriers to participation for all members."

 Israelis march in Jerusalem during the pride march on June 1, 2023

US authorities thwart ISIS-inspired teen’s terror plot on Phoenix Pride

Marvin Jalo will be tried as an adult on one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism.

A drag queen from BS West's Visionaries troupe performs during Phoenix Pride's Rainbows Fest, a family friendly LGBTQ pride event, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., April 1, 2023.

Adir Kadosh's fiancé expected to be recognized as first LGBT widower, since law changed last year

The recognition of fiance Edi Levy as a widower will be one of the first times it has been applied to an LGBT couple since the law was amended in late 2023.

Adv.-St.-Sgt.-Maj. Adir Kadosh and his partner Edi Levy.