Posts Tagged: Israel LGBT
Gays in Muslim Countries Face Destruction
We continue to learn new information about Omar Mateen, the man who carried out the massacre in the Orlando nightclub -- but many questions remain unanswered, and...
The BBC Ignores a Positive Story From Israel
One might have assumed that the first-ever transgender beauty pageant in Israel (and presumably the first in the entire Middle East) would have been a...
AIPAC Policy Conference: Israel Targeted by Hate Group for Being Pro-Gay Rights
On Sunday afternoon, as participants at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference made their way to the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, anti-LGBTQ...
Gay Iranian Novelist Seeks Asylum in Israel
JNS.org - At a time when Iran is known for its hostile attitude towards Israel, openly gay Iranian poet and novelist Payam Feili this week...
Israel’s Health Ministry Warns Against Gay Conversion Therapy
Times of Israel - The Health Ministry issued a warning on Sunday against conversion therapy that purports to alter the sexual orientation of homosexuals, arguing that there...
New Gay Rights Bill Tests Israel’s Governing Coalition
Ynet - The new surrogacy bill for single-sex parents advocated by Health Minister Yael German received praises in the legislative body, but the proposal faces...
Israel Recognizes Two Biological Fathers of Child for First Time
JNS.org - In a precedent-setting move, Israel's Interior Ministry has recognized two men as the biological father of a baby boy. The baby is the son...
Israel, Despite Divided Attitudes on LGBT Rights, Beats Arab Countries by a Mile
JNS.org - Should society accept homosexuality? In America, where the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 decided to recognize same-sex marriages in states where it has...
