Gay

Along with stoning for sodomy, the laws impose the death penalty on rapists and punish thieves with amputation.

Signaling a red line on how far Modern Orthodoxy is prepared to bend to adjust to societal changes, a liberal New York City seminary will not ordain an openly gay student.

The southern Africa country of Botswana outlaws "carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature" and those convicted face jail sentences of up to seven years.

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.

Sammy Kanter was thrown out of Ben Yehuda Pizza by an employee after affirming that he was gay.

KAN vows not to shelve upcoming dark comedy, despite concerns from the European Broadcasting Union

Nessel, who grew up attending the Reform congregation Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield Township, in the Detroit metropolitan area, traces many of her values back to Judaism.

A report from The Jerusalem Post on death penalty for Iranian gays played a role in ending criminalization of gays.

“I have known I am genderqueer for almost two years,” Star told me. “I remember discovering the term ‘genderqueer’ and thinking, ‘Hey! That’s me.’”

The survey of over 70 parents, the vast majority of whom are Modern Orthodox, found that they all supported a change in how the Orthodox community. relates to LGBTQ Jews.