Homosexuality

In the pink: Israeli films showcase ethnic, LGBT diversity in the haredi community - review

Together, Pink Lady and Neither Day nor Night cast a light on the highly insular center of the haredi world.

 A scene from the film ‘Pink Lady.’
 URI BLUFARB and Nur Fibak in ‘Pink Lady.’

'Pink Lady': A heartfelt drama explores love, identity in an ultra-Orthodox world

 Marlean Ames sits for a portrait at the law office of Edward Gilbert, her lawyer, in Akron, Ohio, U.S. February 13, 2025.

Straight woman's 'reverse' discrimination being heard by US Supreme Court

 Pope Francis Bergoglio celebrates mass and greets the Christian faithful who arrived in their thousands in St. Peter's. Rome.

Vatican announces new guidelines allowing gay men to become priests in Italy under vow of celibacy


Maryam Touzani and Nabil Ayouch on the story behind ‘The Blue Caftan’ - review

Moroccan filmmakers Touzani and Ayouch debut "The Blue Caftan" in Israeli theaters, exploring love, tradition, and acceptance in a beautifully crafted tale.

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Cameri Theatre offers ‘Angels in America’

Angels in America was quickly placed within the Western canon of theater by no other than late literary critique Harold Bloom.

 A SCENE from ‘Angels in America – Perestroika.’

Law student sues man, who sent him unsolicited explicit photos on Grindr, and wins

Most sexual harassment lawsuits end in a plea agreement and settlement, but Shaham had had enough and wanted to pursue a full judgment.

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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 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.

Israel ranks low on Global Sexual Permissiveness Index

Israel's conservative stance on sexuality is reflected in its lower ranking on the Global Permissiveness Index.

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Vladimir Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia

The law also bans post-surgery transgender people from adopting children and annuls the marriages of post-surgery transgender people.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia, July 21, 2023.

'I'll kill the first gay I see': Man indicted for threatening LGBT Israelis

The suspect threatened to carry out a ramming attack against gay men and used derogatory terms to refer to transgender people.

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

Actor Kevin Spacey says his father was a Neo-Nazi and white supremacist

Spacey made the revelation during his sexual abuse trial in New York where he is charged with sexual assault against actor Anthony Rapp.

 Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at the Manhattan Federal Court for his civil sex abuse case in New York City, US, October 13, 2022.

Sexuality, nudity and Judaism: Vienna’s Jewish museum launches a daring new exhibit

The exhibit is bound to create controversy: One of the photos, taken by photographer Benyamin Reich, shows two young religious Jewish men, naked, covered only in a tallit (prayer shawl).

  One of the photos, taken by photographer Benyamin Reich, shows two young religious Jewish men, naked, covered only in a tallit (prayer shawl) in order to display homosexuality.

Palestinian activists ban ‘LGBT party’ in Ramallah

East Jerusalem singer-songwriter and video artist Bashar Murad was supposed to perform at the concert, which was cancelled following threats from Palestinian activists.

Bashar Murad in a studio (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)