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People crowd into Trafalgar Square after the annual Pride Parade, in London on July 4, 2026. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
July 7, 2026, 1:43 am
Police investigating antisemitic abuse of Jewish marchers in London pride parade
Metropolitan Police says it is looking into videos showing ‘antisemitic verbal abuse directed towards attendees’ at annual LGBTQ event in British capital
By Kelly Hartog
Yona Speidel, the television writer and producer formerly known as Our Lady J. (Courtesy of Yona Speidel via JTA)
July 3, 2026, 4:36 pm
The warmth of community, the heat of hostility: Yona Speidel’s Jewish journey
Prominent transgender Emmy-nominated television writer and producer formerly known as Our Lady J speaks about finding her place in Judaism, even as antisemitism followed her in
By Grace Gilson
Jewish congressional candidate Scott Wiener (left) is harassed by anti-Zionists as he walks through the Trans March in San Francisco, California, June 26, 2026. (Screenshot via X via JTA)
June 30, 2026, 6:39 pm
US Jewish, LGBTQ groups denounce Pride harassment of Jewish politician Scott Wiener
Reactions come after gay congressional candidate was targeted by anti-Zionists at trans event, further inflaming tensions on the left surrounding Israel and antisemitism
By Andrew Lapin
Dillon Perez waves a Jewish pride flag at the New York City Pride March on June 29, 2026. (Grace Gilson/ JTA)
June 30, 2026, 1:40 am
A tale of two marches: LGBTQ Jews face cheers and heckles at NYC Pride
Contrasting receptions of Jewish contingents at parade reflect complex reality for Jews facing increasingly rampant anti-Israel sentiment in LGBTQ spaces
By Grace Gilson
California State Sen. Scott Wiener, right, prepares to announce his proposed measure to provide legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families during a news conference in Sacramento, California, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
June 28, 2026, 4:01 am
Progressive Jewish US lawmaker chased from transgender event, accused of ‘genocide’
Scott Wiener, a trans advocate who has accused Israel of genocide, is hounded from LGBTQ event, amid slew of incidents in Democratic Party politics in past week
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: People hoist Pride flags emblazoned with a Star of David at the annual Pride parade in Rome, Italy, on June 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
June 20, 2026, 1:28 pm
Jewish LGBTQ group reaches deal to march in Rome Pride after float banned over Gaza
Keshet Italia hails ‘victory for Pride’ after compromise mediated by mayor lets group march on foot with extra security and gives it a spot on next year’s coordinating committee
By ToI Staff
People hoist a Palestinian flag during a Pride parade in Rome, Italy, on June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
May 28, 2026, 9:44 pm
Rome Pride bars Jewish LGBT group for not ‘distancing itself’ from Gaza ‘genocide’
Organizers say all groups that want to be formally recognized with float in parade must sign onto political platform that includes condemnation of Israeli actions in Gaza, which Keshet refused to do
By Rossella Tercatin and ToI Staff
Noam Ash (left) and Charlie Barnett (right) in the 2026 film 'Bookends,' written by Ash. (Courtesy Noam Ash)
March 6, 2026, 9:24 pm
Jewish screenwriting lab’s first film depicts Holocaust survivor and gay grandson
Roommate comedy ‘Bookends’ is based on writer and star Noam Ash’s experience moving in with his grandparents post-breakup
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Participants in Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride Parade hold up a picture of 15-year-old Shira Banki on August 3, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 6:04 am
Jerusalem municipality to name area in the city after teen murdered at 2015 pride march
Motion to name street or square in city center after Shira Banki passes despite opposition from advisory committee, dissent from some ultra-Orthodox council members
By Shira Silkoff
Carrie Soloway (Screenshot via Instagram via JTA)
December 3, 2025, 10:50 pm
Carrie Soloway, inspiration for trans Jewish protagonist of ‘Transparent,’ dies at 88
Born in London in 1937, Soloway lived most of her life in Chicago and came out to her children in 2012, becoming a ‘reluctant icon’ to the trans community
By Andrew Lapin
Hannah and Ally Karpel-Pomerantz met as rabbinical school classmates at Hebrew Union College. They are set to be ordained at the end of the school year. (Courtesy via JTA)
November 23, 2025, 3:44 am
Surging LGBTQ enrollment in Jewish seminaries signals ‘astounding’ shift in US rabbinate
A new study provides empirical evidence for a trend many have seen coming for years, as new models and broken barriers bring an influx of leadership from a once-marginalized population
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Former hostage Emily Damari, left, and StandWithUs CEO Roz Rothstein speak during a panel at the inaugural Pride for Israel conference in West Los Angeles, California, November 9, 2025. (StandWithUs)
November 18, 2025, 4:51 am
In LA, pro-Israel groups hold inaugural Pride conference to counter ‘Queers for Palestine’
Ex-hostage Emily Damari, who hid her lesbian identity from Hamas captors, tells attendees at LA event: ‘You guys may be for Palestine, but I can tell you, Palestine is not for you’
By Noam Lehmann
A group from a delegation organized by Hebro and Birthright Israel pose after clearing out an apartment damaged by an Iranian ballistic missile in Ramat Aviv, Israel, in August 2025. (Photo by Gali Gordon via JTA)
September 2, 2025, 3:14 am
After facing antisemitism in the Diaspora, pro-Israel LGBTQ Jews find refuge in Tel Aviv
Backlash over the Gaza war in queer spaces is forcing some ‘back into the closet,’ says the leader of a US delegation whose members were buoyed by the Israeli counterparts they came to support
By Deborah Danan
Dillon Perez (L) and Yoanna Chaya Kollin at the closing party of Jewish Federations of North America’s LGBTQ+ Pride Mission to Israel, June 12, 2025 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
June 13, 2025, 5:49 am
Spurned after October 7, American LGBTQ+ Jews find healing in Tel Aviv Pride Week
Anti-Israel sentiments in the global queer community have alienated many, pushing them to develop their Jewish identities instead
By Zev Stub
June 10, 2025, 10:00 pm
What Matters Now to Rabbi Noa Sattath: Global LGBTQ+ support for Hamas
For Pride Month, head of Association for Civil Rights in Israel reflects on the roll out of gay rights in Israel and the role the community can play in the fight for equal rights for all
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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