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

A total of 432 homophobic or transphobic physical incidents were reported in Israel in 2025, the Aguda's report found.

Israeli flag and rainbow flag being waved at Tel Aviv Pride Parade, June 25 2021
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

View of the Dead Sea and its surroundings, February 6, 2026.

Four day pride festival to be held at Dead Sea, largest in history of Middle East


NGOs file fresh petition against reasonableness standard

Immediately following the passing of the amendment, anti-reformists filed a barrage of petitions calling for the striking of the law.

 YULI EDELSTEIN talks to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during the Knesset vote on the reasonableness standard last week.

Children of LGBTQ parents: We were raised with so much love

The children of LGBT families spoke out against Welfare Minister Yaakov Mergi's statements against LGBT families being allowed to adopt.

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

Why an Orthodox group supports the Supreme Court ruling on not serving same-sex couples

The decision was not about discrimination or about religion and attempts to characterize it as such are disingenuous.

The US Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, US April 6, 2023.

Did Itamar Ben-Gvir threaten to kill Sinead O’Connor?

“God does not reward those who bring terror to the children of the world. So you have succeeded in nothing but your soul’s failure,” O'Connor wrote.

 A picture of late singer Sinead O'Connor, who died at the age of 56, known for her chart-topping hit "Nothing Compares 2 U", is placed around floral tributes outside her former Irish home, in the seaside town of Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland, July 27, 2023.

Vladimir Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia

The law also bans post-surgery transgender people from adopting children and annuls the marriages of post-surgery transgender people.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia, July 21, 2023.

How Yiddish taught me to embrace the joy and defiance of being queer

As queerness is increasingly persecuted in the United States, Yiddish culture has been my refuge: a culture with no country that is well-suited for people being rejected by theirs.

 PARTICIPANTS GATHER for the annual Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance.

Michael Oren on Herzog's visit to Washington

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog reacts prior to address to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2023.

Iran’s president: Homosexuality will end ‘generation of human beings’

The Islamic Republic of Iran has executed 4,000-6,000 gays and lesbians since 1979.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a TV interview, in Tehran, Iran June 20, 2023.

Playboy model: Donald Trump Jr. had sex with me in gay club bathroom

Singer and Playboy model Aubrey O'Day disclosed details of her affair with Donald Trump Jr., stating it began in the bathroom of a gay club, despite his current anti-LGBTQ views.

Donald Trump Jr. speaks to young people waiting to hear his father, U.S. President Donald Trump, deliver an "Address to Young Americans" at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., June 23, 2020

A kosher baker sparked outrage after rejecting a synagogue's order for rainbow pride treats

The US Supreme Court, which ruled last week that a Colorado web designer had the right to refuse to build a wedding site for a same-sex couple.

 Gay pride festival in Taksim (Istanbul, Turkey) 2013