LGBT

Conservative Judaism’s new line on intermarriage is a great start. What comes next is key - opinion

Belonging is not declared. It is rebuilt and demonstrated, slowly, through consistency, humility, and courage. If the movement is willing to do that work, genuine repair is possible.

  Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families.
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

Kennedy seeks to cut US children's access to gender-affirming care

Carrie Soloway

Carrie Soloway, inspiration for trailblazing trans Jewish protagonist of ‘Transparent,’ dies at 88

 EUROPEAN COMMISSION President Ursula von der Leyen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speak as EU leaders gather for a group photo at a summit meeting in Brussels, last week.

Same-sex marriages to be recognized throughout the EU, court rules


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

US presidential hopeful DeSantis criticized over 'homophobic' video

It was unclear who originally produced the video, which featured a montage of muscle-bound men, bolts of electricity flying from DeSantis' eyes, and activists lamenting.

Florida Governor Ron Desantis speaks during a campaign rally by then US president Donald Trump at Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida, US, October 23, 2020.

How Jewish summer camp became a refuge for LGBTQ+ youth - opinion

Doing this work takes moving beyond polarized positions and opening ourselves up to the possibility that God’s image (and God for that matter) is much more varied than we ever imagined.

 Summer Camp Kimama Half Moon

US Supreme Court to rule on web designer with anti-gay marriage stance

The court has a 6-3 conservative majority. The liberal justices during the argument said a decision favoring Smith could empower certain businesses to discriminate.

THE US Supreme Court

Russian sexologists to target homosexuality, other 'disorders' under new rules

The order comes amid a clampdown on LGBT rights, which President Vladimir Putin has sought to portray as evidence of moral decay in Western countries and from which Russia must be protected.

 Law enforcement officers block participants of the LGBT community rally "X St.Petersburg Pride" in central Saint Petersburg, Russia August 3, 2019

Under the radar of legislators and the public - opinion

Public discussion should be held in the Knesset and should address the implications of the use of technological systems.

 AN AUTOMATIC security checking system at Ben-Gurion Airport: A public discussion should be held in the Knesset, addressing implications of using technological systems, says the writer

Yair Lapid gives Knesset Torah lesson after haredi MK says LGBT are 'Israel's greatest danger'

The son of the famously anti-religious former MK Tommy Lapid put on a Kippah before reading and quoting numerous verses from the Torah.

 Head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 19, 2023.

Charleston rabbi resigns, saying anti-LGBT legislation is to blame

In addition, states including South Carolina have seen book bans focused on taking LGBTQ- and race-themed works off shelves; such efforts have also ensnared books about Jewish life and the Holocaust.

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

BBYO’s Orlando convention plans pose a Florida conundrum for LGBTQ Jews and their allies

B’nai Brith Youth Organization one of the world’s largest Jewish youth movements is planning to hold its upcoming 100th anniversary convention in Orlando.

 More than 150,000 people took part in the 25th annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade on June 8.