LGBTQ+
Trinidad and Tobago's ban on gay sex overturned by UK's Privy Council
The ruling overturned provisions that criminalized so-called "buggery" and "serious indecency," which carried potential prison sentences of up to five years.
US Supreme Court weighs Catholic schools' religious rights in Colorado LGBT discrimination dispute
US Supreme Court reverses Trump administration push to restrict treatment for transgender inmates
Erez Halevi, Israeli pop pioneer and voice of self-acceptance, dies at 71
UTJ’s Pindrus calls gay Knesset Speaker Ohana a 'desecration,' Aguda files ethics complaint
There is one thing that, in my opinion, was a mishap: at the beginning of the term, they voted for a Knesset Speaker, and I think there was a desecration of God's name in it," said Pindrus.
International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque
Audiences can also look forward to Adam Shankman’s camp comedy Stop! That! Train! featuring RuPaul, alongside major festival favorites from Cannes and Montreal’s Fantasia.
Turkey's latest crackdown on independent media targets outlets pushing 'LGBT propaganda'
A court in Istanbul shut down T24, an independent news outlet, over allegedly publishing 'LGBT propaganda.'
What a Vienna restaurant revealed about Jewish life in Europe - opinion
A Rosh Hashanah dinner in Vienna offers a glimpse of Jewish life woven naturally into the everyday fabric of a European city.
Three minors arrested under suspicion of repeated vandalism against Jerusalem Reform synagogue
Police said all three suspects are Jerusalem residents and that the investigation is ongoing. Investigators were expected to ask a court later Wednesday to extend their detention.
Freedom of worship demands both physical safety and sanctuary autonomy - editorial
On Yom Kippur, Jews across the world gather to recite the same confessions. That shared observance does not require Jews to agree about how Judaism should be practiced.
B'Yachad party will pursue LGBTQ marriage rights if part of next government, Lapid vows
The B’Yachad party was formed from an alliance between Bennett and Lapid’s centrist Yesh Atid Party. It is one of the leading parties in the opposition bloc seeking to replace Netanyahu in October.
'State-led discrimination': Turkey jails 16 people after raids in Izmir on LGBTQ+ groups
The Turkish Human Rights Association described the operation as "state-led discrimination, politics of fear and the dismantling of civil society".
Turkey detains 26 people in raids targeting LGBTQ+ associations over accusations of obscenity
Dubbed "My Family is Safe," the government's crackdown comes as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promotes a "Decade of Family and Population," an initiative designed to tackle falling birth rates.
Feiglin: There was 'terrible betrayal dismantling IDF' before Oct. 7 massacre, forgives Smotrich
"I truly do not know if we will ever be able to know, because everything is hidden and concealed," Feiglin said when discussing whether there was a "betrayal from within" on Oct. 7.
