LGBTQ+

Police arrest 16-year-old from Bnei Brak suspected of setting fire to Pride flag in Tel Aviv

The teen was arrested on Sunday morning, and police found a burnt Pride flag and a lighter during a search of his belongings.

JANUARY 20, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

Burned flag found in home of 16-year-old from Bnei Brak.

Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families.

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.

JANUARY 15, 2026|ByADAM POLLACK / JTA

Our Lady J at The Elizabeth Taylor Night of Compassion held at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Sept. 18, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Trans screenwriter Our Lady J condemns anti-Zionism in LGBTQ spaces: ‘Zionism is not a dirty word’

“Until the LGBTQ community distances itself from antisemitism, including antizionism, our allies will continue to fall away, and we will remain defenseless,” wrote actress and producer Our Lady J.

JANUARY 9, 2026|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025.

Trump draws criticism after joking about transgender athlete at Kennedy Center

Remarks by President Donald Trump mocking a transgender athlete have sparked criticism, amid ongoing legal battles over transgender rights in the US.

JANUARY 7, 2026|BySHOSHANA BAKER

Pro-Israel LGBTQ group A Wider Bridge names new leadership

The announcement of Rabbi Denise Eger as interim director comes as the group contends with pressures from multiple angles.

MARCH 11, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA

Rabbi Denise L. Eger at the 2011 Human Rights Campaign gala in Los Angeles, where she was honored, March 12, 2011.

Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman tie the knot in surprise Vegas wedding

Reality TV star Gabby Windey and comedian Robby Hoffman tied the knot in a spontaneous Las Vegas ceremony.

MARCH 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman seal their vows with a kiss in Las Vegas January 11, 2025.

Keshet releases first comprehensive report on experiences of LGBTQ+ Jews of Color

Golan Moskowitz said the report illuminated a “blindspot in Jewish American institutional and community life,” and it can now serve as a tool to support LGBTQ+ Jews of Color.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH

THE ANNUAL Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, internationally acclaimed as one of the most proud and gay-friendly cities in the world.

From unity to division: How Israel’s LGBTQ+ community faces war’s challenges - opinion

The LGBTQ+ community in Israel has become more divided along political party lines than ever before.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByIMRY ZAGURY

Men and women dressed in black march in the Tel Aviv Pride Parade, carrying signs that read: ‘No pride in the occupation.’

'Kissing Girls on Shabbat': A frank memoir of a woman's inner turmoil - review

Kissing Girls on Shabbat is a ruthlessly frank memoir of her inner turmoil, trying to live the expected married life with a self-absorbed Gur Hassid.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByNEAL GENDLER

An ultra-Orthodox couple are seen walking down the street.

Queer, anti-Zionist café that closed in Glasgow to reopen in NYC

The café - the Pink Peacock - closed in June 2023 due to "unchecked antisemitism in Scotland," according to the owners.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Joe Isaac, left, and Morgan Halleb are founders of the Pink Peacock cafe in Glasgow

Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies

Russian officials say a number of countries including China, Brazil, Cuba and former Soviet republics such as Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Belarus have expressed interest in taking part.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByREUTERS