The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/homosexuality/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:16:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png homosexuality | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/homosexuality/ 32 32 Lebanon seeks to ban ‘Barbie’ movie for ‘promoting homosexuality’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-seeks-to-ban-barbie-movie-for-promoting-homosexuality/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:27:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3068472 Anti-LGBTQ campaign is being spearheaded by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, although the movie doesn't have an overt queer theme

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]]> Man who invaded World Cup pitch with rainbow flag released from custody https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-who-invaded-world-cup-pitch-with-rainbow-flag-released-from-custody/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:39:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2885330 Gay rights and the use of supportive symbols have been a simmering issue at the soccer tournament in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal

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]]> UAE bans Pixar’s new animation ‘Lightyear’ over same-sex kiss scene https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-bans-pixars-new-animation-lightyear-over-same-sex-kiss-scene/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:31:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2779993 Feature reportedly includes two women kissing; LGBT relations in country can lead to a lengthy prison sentence

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]]> Germany extends compensation deadline for homosexuals prosecuted under Nazi law https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-extends-compensation-deadline-for-homosexuals-prosecuted-under-nazi-law/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:20:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2777321 Nazi legislation remained in force until 1969, when Germany decriminalized homosexuality; applicants may be entitled to 3,000 euros per conviction

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]]> Appeal against jailing of two men in Tunisia seeks to decriminalize homosexuality https://www.timesofisrael.com/appeal-against-jailing-of-two-men-in-tunisia-seeks-to-decriminalize-homosexuality/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:00:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2667513 Petition could set a legal precedent in the North African country, where those found guilty of consensual same-sex acts can currently be imprisoned for 3 years

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]]> Iran sentences couple to death for adultery https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-sentences-gay-couple-to-death-for-adultery/ Sat, 06 Nov 2021 23:00:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2645106 Man's wife presents video evidence to police, but asks court to spare the capital punishment; judges instead uphold her father's demand

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]]> Iran general on Pete Buttigieg: ‘Sad’ that gay man has chance at US presidency https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-general-on-pete-buttigieg-sad-that-gay-man-has-chance-at-us-presidency/ Sun, 01 Mar 2020 15:45:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2250261 Revolutionary Guards commander says Democrat's candidacy shows 'crisis, decadence' of West

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]]> Justice minister blasts education minister’s ‘backwards’ remarks on LGBT couples https://www.timesofisrael.com/justice-minister-blasts-education-ministers-backwards-remarks-on-lgbt-couples/ Sat, 11 Jan 2020 20:29:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2218792&preview=true&preview_id=2218792 Responding to Rafi Peretz suggesting that gay marriages aren't natural, mayors of three cities instruct schools to open Sunday's classes with lesson on acceptance of the other

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]]> Education minister slammed for suggesting gay marriage is unnatural https://www.timesofisrael.com/education-minister-slammed-for-suggesting-gay-marriage-unnatural/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:19:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2218352 Rafi Peretz also defends partnership with extreme-right politician Itamar Ben Gvir, saying the Kahane-disciple is 'a very soft person, relaxed, humane'

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]]> Saudi Arabia backpedals on video labeling feminism ‘extremism’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-backpedals-on-video-labeling-feminism-extremism/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:44:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2182381 'Feminism is not criminalized,' says kingdom's Human Rights Commission; retracted video also decried homosexuality and atheism, which are both punishable by death

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]]> 100 years ago, Germany’s ‘Einstein of Sex’ began the gay rights movement https://www.timesofisrael.com/100-years-ago-germanys-einstein-of-sex-began-the-gay-rights-movement/ Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:16:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2175239 Although he never became a household name like Freud, sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld fought to decriminalize homosexuality and improve LGBTQ healthcare

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]]> ADL condemns Jerusalem chief rabbi’s ‘hateful comments’ on homosexuals https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-condemns-jerusalem-chief-rabbis-hateful-comments-on-homosexuals/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 06:24:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2117529 Jewish organization calls on Shlomo Amar to apologize for saying gay people can't be religious and that homosexuality 'can be overcome' through fearing God

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]]> Jerusalem chief rabbi: Gay people cannot be religious, shouldn’t pretend to be https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-chief-rabbi-gay-people-arent-religious-should-cast-off-observance/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:32:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2116855 LGBT community fumes after Shlomo Amar tells seminar that homosexuality is a 'wild lust' that can be overcome with simple fear of God

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]]> Naomi Wolf critiqued for apparent misunderstanding at heart of her new book https://www.timesofisrael.com/bestselling-author-naomi-wolf-in-hot-water-over-claims-in-new-book/ Sun, 26 May 2019 10:47:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2082982 Historians say author misinterpreted law and thus made false assessment that dozens of men were executed in Victorian England for sodomy; publisher 'discussing corrections'

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]]> Iranian man publicly hanged over charges of gay sex, abduction of boys https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-man-hanged-over-charges-of-gay-sex-abduction-of-boys/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:38:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2009009 31-year-old executed in south of country, local citizenry said to 'express satisfaction'

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