LGBT

Four day pride festival to be held at Dead Sea, largest in history of Middle East

“Pride Land is not just another festival," said the main producer and initiator of the festival, Aaron Cohen, "it's the biggest thing we've done here.”

View of the Dead Sea and its surroundings, February 6, 2026.
A PERSON wearing a rainbow mask is seen during the Brooklyn Liberation's Protect Trans Youth event in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, June 13, 2021.

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy

A man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026

Trump says he was told Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay, spotlighting Iran’s brutal anti-gay persecution

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.

US judge will block attempt to restrict gender affirming care to minors after lawsuit


Houthis sentence 13 to public execution on homosexuality charges - report

"The [Houthis] are ramping up their abuses at home while the world is busy watching their attacks in the Red Sea," said Niku Jafarnia, a Yemen researcher for Human Rights Watch.

 Participants take the oath of allegiance to the Houthi movement during a parade in a show of force amid a standoff in the Red Sea and US-led airstrikes on Houthi targets, in Sanaa, Yemen, February 8, 2024.

Pope sees 'hypocrisy' in those who criticize LGBT blessings

He also stressed that such blessings do not amount to formal Church approval for same-sex unions.

 Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with members of Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service (CHARIS) at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, November 4, 2023

Pope says Africans are 'special case' when it comes to LGBT blessings

Blessings were allowed last month in a document called Fiducia Supplicans (Supplicating Trust), which has caused widespread debate in the Catholic Church.

 Pope Francis leads the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 11, 2023.

I am a Jew who owns a gay porn company, and I want you to come to Israel - opinion

I am the only Jewish owner of a gay adult film company, and in no time after October 7 I became the target of an organized boycott campaign.

 MICHAEL LUCAS in Tel Aviv.

Israeli LGBTQ soldiers hope the war in Gaza will bolster their fight for equal rights at home

Before the war broke out, LGBTQ rights were at the heart of fierce debate over the government’s campaign to weaken Israel’s courts.

 Israeli soldiers take position near the border fence with the Gaza Strip, southern Israel, on January 7, 2024.

Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned

"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Ndayishimiye said.

 Burundi's President elect Evariste Ndayishimiye takes oath of office during his inauguration ceremony at the Ingoma stadium in Gitega, Burundi June 18, 2020.

High Court rules same-sex couples eligible to adopt children

'A historic, groundbreaking victory which gives a shred of light and hope in these difficult times.'

 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.

US court revives challenge to Connecticut rule on transgender athletes in girls' sports

The ruling reviving the 2020 lawsuit comes amid a push by Republican-led states to bar transgender athletes from competing on teams or sports that align with their gender identities.

 Transgender rights activist waves a transgender flag as they protest the killings of transgender women this year, at a rally in Washington Square Park in New York, U.S., May 24, 2019.

The only safe space for LGBT Palestinians is Israel - opinion

In Gaza, where the leaders of Hamas-ISIS use innocent civilians as human shields, homosexuality is illegal and grounds for execution.

Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Same-sex partners of fallen soldiers are now recognized as IDF widow/ers

The issue was brought to light after the fiance of an IDF reservist killed by Hamas was not been allowed to fully participate in a shiva ceremony under the Families of Fallen Soldiers Law.

 People gather and light candles to remember the Israeli victims of the October 7 massacre at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, October 12, 2023.