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Jerusalem Pride: Why It’s So Important
Despite the fact that 58% of Israeli public supports same-sex marriage, LGBTphobia is raging in public discourse. Eran Globus, Chair of the Jerusalem Open House, explains why this year’s Jerusalem...
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A Peek Into The Lives of Gay Asylum Seekers in Tel Aviv
LGBT asylum seekers in Israel are one of the countries’ most ostracized groups, if not THE most ostracized. Eyal Migdalovich, founder of the Israeli LGBTQ Refugee and Asylum Seekers Program, writes...
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Ivri Lider: Gay Exclusion in Surrogacy Law “infuriating and insulting”
Singer Ivri Lider said Monday that the amendment to the Surrogacy Law that passed second and third readings by the Labor, Welfare and Health Committee “creates a sense of second-class citizenship.” In...
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Journey of a Lesbian Activist: From Childhood to the Supreme Court
On Monday, Ravit Zur and her partner Orly will stand before the Israeli Supreme Court demanding LGBTQ rights for their family, and other LGBTQ families. This is her moving Facebook post, that went...
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Hannah Simpson: Israel’s Surrogacy Law is Bad, But Not Anti-Zionism Fodder
Transgender/LGBTQ advocate and a Wider Bridge Mission Trip to Israel Alumna Hannah Simpson argues that we must respect and support the homegrown activism in Israel that will no doubt prevail in...
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Erev Kehila: Parents of LGBTQ kids need to come out of the closet, too.
Rachel M. recently attended “Erev Kehila” a Jerusalem community event for religious families geared to parents and their LGBTQ children. She was moved to hear how parents quickly became advocates for...
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Anat Nir: Key Moments for Israel’s LGBTQ Communities
For over 40 years, Israel’s LGBT* communities have waged some of the most effective fights for human and civil rights in Israel. Israeli activist Anit Nir examines key moments in this movement and...
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Gay son and his mother speak at Tiberias pride about LGBTQ Acceptance
Avichai Abarbanel, CEO of Havruta (Israel’s Religious Org for Gay Men), and his mom Hadassa Abarbanel speak about love and acceptance at this year’s Tiberias pride. “I’m here because I believe my...
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My $55K Wedding: Gay Couple Hop on the Expensive Weddings Trend
In a series of articles about the new phenomenon of expensive weddings in Israel, Channel 10 News interviewed a gay couple, one of which comes from a religious household, on the plans for their big...
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Only Last Week People Shouted ‘You Fag’ at Me
Roee Neuman claims that the pride parade that took place Friday, June 8, belongs only to Tel Aviv and not to all of Israel, and accuses the Israeli Prime Minister of using the gay community in his...
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