Report: Social Equality Ministry ordered municipalities to remove its logo from LGBTQ programming

The Social Equality Ministry headed by far-right Likud MK May Golan sent a directive to local municipalities ordering them to remove the office’s logo from any LGBTQ programming, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

Kan publishes screenshots of the directive sent by a representative from Golan’s office in a WhatsApp group with municipal officials.

Responding to the report, Golan claims the directive was sent by a junior employee acting on his own volition in order to stir controversy.

But Kan says that the directive was sent out by multiple officials from Golan’s ministry who told municipal representatives that they were following orders from above.

Golan is also currently holding up funding for the LGBTQ community in what could cost dozens of municipal officials tasked with assisting the community their jobs.