Gay Pride

Jerusalem's 24th March for Pride and Tolerance begins with new route toward Knesset

The 24th Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance kicked off with a new route toward the Knesset, highlighting calls for equal rights, legislative change, and inclusion for Israel’s LGBTQ+ community.

 Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.
Haifa resident arrested for threats made against the LGBTQ+ community.

Haifa resident arrested for implied death threats against LGBTQ+ community

 Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.

New Jerusalem Pride March route heads towards Knesset under 'Demanding Change' slogan

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Ghana passes bill imposing prison terms for LGBTQ+ identity, advocacy


Tel Aviv tops Israel's most LGBT-friendly cities list for another year

The central Israeli city was ranked the most gay-friendly city in Israel yet again by The Aguda - The Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel.

 People participate in the first Gay Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon, on July 2, 2021.

Largest pride flotilla in Israel will be held in the Sea of ​​Galilee

Passengers of each boat will wear a shirt color that corresponds to the Pride flag so that the colorful flotilla will paint the Sea of ​​Galilee in the Pride colors.

LGBTQ youth at Pride Parade with Israeli flag

Jewish Queer Youth praises YU pride ruling as 'victory for human dignity'

“The ruling is a victory for human dignity, mental health and safety on campus,” said Rachael Fried, executive director of JQY and a YU alum.

 Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women, on 34th and Lexington. The all-male campus counterpart is in Morningside Heights.

Israel's MKs surveyed on gay marriage

PM Naftali Bennett and the Yamina Party all declined to comment on the issue. 

 Foreign Minister and Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid at Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2022.

31 white supremacists arrested in Idaho

Police seized a plethora of riot gear and documents that clarified the group's intentions to disrupt the North Idaho Pride Alliance's "Pride in the Park" event. 

 Thirty men, who police say are affiliated with the white nationalist group Patriot Front, pose for jail booking photographs released by the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S. June 12, 2022. The men and their leader (not shown) were arrested for conspiracy to riot.

Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2022 - in pictures

Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2022 kicked off with tens of thousands of attendees - here it is in pictures.

 Tel Aviv Pride Parade 2022.

Non-gendered language for calling Jews to the Torah gets Conservative movement approval

Like the other initiatives, the Conservative movement’s opinion represents an important development in inclusion in Jewish life.

 Design by Jackie Hajdenberg

Points of light in Pride Month - analysis

Many gay people find it difficult to come out of the closet, and when they do, some are in need of therapy, especially if hassled because of their sexual orientation.

 PARTICIPANTS GATHER at last year's Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance. LGBTQ+ people in Jerusalem come from incredibly precarious circumstances and need abundant resources.

This week in Jerusalem: Cable car is on

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 CABLE CAR project: Appears to be on (Illustrative).

'Outspoken Middle East' platform opens to advance LGBTQ+ rights

An Iranian gay man said "The junior soldiers were shouting we would all be executed tomorrow.”

The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is seen during the first Gay Pride parade in Skopje, North Macedonia June 29, 2019