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US Supreme Court weighs Catholic schools' religious rights in Colorado LGBT discrimination dispute

The Archdiocese of Denver, along with other Catholic entities and a Colorado family, sued as the state expanded its universal preschool initiative.

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; Illustrative.
Prison cell block

US Supreme Court reverses Trump administration push to restrict treatment for transgender inmates

IN ‘THE WRONG GIRLS,’ best friends become entangled with an experimental substance that gives them telepathic powers.

LGBT film festival celebrates 21st anniversary with award winners, dramas, and classics - preview

Late Erez Halevi in the cover of one of his albums.

Erez Halevi, Israeli pop pioneer and voice of self-acceptance, dies at 71


MKs call on Beersheba mayor, Israel Police to deny permit to anti-LGBT parade

A right-wing party plans a procession of Torah scrolls next week as a protest against "globalists" and "their new world order"

 THE ANNUAL gay pride parade in Tel Aviv takes place, in June. There is a very real possibility that Tel Aviv as a gay capital of the world will soon become a thing of the past, says the writer.

Grindr scam: NIS 200,000 robbed from drugged men

In some cases, Abu Allah and Ben Avi broke into their victims' vehicles in order to steal the property of over 20 men.

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Melissa Lantsman: Canada's Conservative, Zionist, Jewish MP

Melissa Lantsman, the daughter of parents who immigrated from Ukraine in the 1970s, says she learned from them the value of building from bootstraps, and being a strong Zionist.

 Lantsman in the House of Commons (Bernard Thibodeau/House of Commons Photo Services)

25 ViZionaries: Ritchie Torres - No. 4

Meet the progressing congressman combating BDS.

 Rep. Ritchie Torres, New York.

These queer newlyweds are modeling Jewish joy for LGBTQ youth

While some Orthodox communities have tried to make space for LGBTQ members, the vast majority of Orthodox rabbis, citing prohibitions in traditional Jewish law, do not conduct LGBTQ weddings.

 LGBT Rights activists wave flags and protest as religious Jewish activitsts protest against same-sex parenting and LGBT families, in Tel Aviv, on December 16, 2018.

Grapevine: Righteous streets

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Aryeh King speaks to reporters on the streets of Sheikh Jarrah

'Rainbow Club in Yeshiva': JQY's animated LGBTQ videos aim to foster dialogue

The videos aim to frame a new community conversation about LGBTQ+ issues that allows "disagreements without divisiveness."

 Participants in the annual Jerusalem pride march on June 1, 2023

Turkish outlet links Chabad to Mossad, LGBT support in Northern Cyprus

The Milli Gazete report alleges, "Chabad commits many crimes. They launder money and leak information to Mossad. They decipher all military points. They buy land from near military areas."

Chabad emissaries (shluchim) attending their annual international conference at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Brooklyn in November 2019.

Canada, citing potential dangers, warns LGBT travelers of US risks

Anti-LGBT demonstrations in the United States last year rocketed 30-fold compared with 2017 and legal moves to restrict LGBT rights are on the rise.

Supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community gathered for the Don't Drag Us Down protest at the State House in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. May 5, 2023.

Israeli transgender woman dies in London, friends working to bring her home

Trans rights activists argued that the Foreign Ministry was not aiding in efforts to bring the woman home.

The Transgender Pride Flag flies on the Foreign Office building in London on Transgender Day of Remembrance, 20 November 2017.