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Participants hoist cut-outs of anti-LGBTQ Israeli politicians and a giant pride flag with the words 'equality' and 'peace' in Hebrew, English and Arabic as they march through Jerusalem's city center during the capital's annual Pride Parade, on June 5, 2025. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
July 18, 2026, 1:28 pm
Study of gay Palestinians who fled West Bank finds persecution by both PA and Israel
HIAS report says Palestinian cities are distributing flyers instructing residents to report, beat LGBTQ individuals, while Israeli authorities are making it harder for them to find refuge or lead normal lives
By Nurit Yohanan
Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's top candidate for the regional elections in the eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, speaks to the delegates during the state party convention in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on July 11, 2026. (Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP)
July 11, 2026, 5:35 pm
Germany’s AfD vows to expel all migrants without legal status if it wins eastern region
Far-right party, which is leading rival conservatives in polls, says it aims to shift school curricula away from what it deems an excessive focus on Nazi-era guilt
By AFP
Police at the Pride Parade in Mitzpe Ramon on June 26, 2026 (Israel Police)
June 26, 2026, 8:27 pm
‘Here to stay’: Hundreds at Pride parade in flashpoint southern town of Mitzpe Ramon
Opposition MKs attend sixth annual parade; children allegedly throw eggs at participant in desert community whose authorities have previously sought to block the event
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
At the entrance to Video Pub, Jerusalem's gay bar that will close its doors at the end of June 2026.(Courtesy)
June 24, 2026, 9:05 pm
Jerusalem’s only gay bar closes, but owner says it’s good news
‘You don’t need bars anymore that are just for gay people,’ Avi Goldberger says as he shutters Video Pub after some 14 years
By Jessica Steinberg
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
Screenshot from video skit posted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the eve of Shavuot, May 21, 2026. (Social media)
May 22, 2026, 1:11 pm
Netanyahu posts skit of young man ‘coming out’ as his supporter, to parents’ horror
Clip posted on Shavuot eve shows liberal family imploding after son reveals he backs PM; message empathizes with his voters ostensibly having harder time declaring their identity than gays do
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
Police Commissioner Daniel Levy seen during the annual LGBTQ Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 20, 2026, 4:45 pm
Police scrap appointment of man with history of anti-LGBTQ incitement, race crimes
Rahamim Hugi had been tapped to serve as head of the police force’s new ultra-Orthodox enlistment directorate, with a rank of chief superintendent
By Noam Lehmann
Iranian players pose for a photo ahead of a friendly soccer match between Russia and Iran at Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia, October 10, 2025. (AP)
December 9, 2025, 2:12 pm
Iran objects to ‘Pride Match’ branding of World Cup soccer game against Egypt
Iranian Football Federation chief denounces as ‘irrational’ plan by host city Seattle to dedicate June 2026 match in support of the LGBTQ community; Egyptians also unhappy
By AFP
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
Drag Queen Florence Konstantina Delight prepares before taking to the stage at one of Istanbul's LGBT+ nightclubs in Istanbul on November 1, 2025. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
November 6, 2025, 12:15 pm
Turkey’s LGBTQ community warns of existential threat in bill policing biological sex
Critics predict that if enacted, the legislation would set back community rights by years, argue that it also threatens the broader public with vagueness on public morality
By Cem Taylan and Ionut Iordachescu
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
Caitlyn Jenner speaks at a press conference in Mineola, New York, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
June 7, 2025, 12:34 pm
Caitlyn Jenner to attend Tel Aviv Pride parade for 1st time as guest of honor
Olympic gold medalist, who has called for the US to deport LGBTQ anti-Israel protesters to Iran or Gaza, says she ‘can’t wait to celebrate love and unity in the heart of Tel Aviv’
By ToI Staff
A pedestrian on the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on August 30, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
May 10, 2025, 10:37 am
Yeshiva University rescinds approval of LGBTQ+ student group
Orthodox university’s rabbis say ‘Hareni’ violated settlement agreement that allowed for its formation; students refuse to include ‘sexual morality’ disclaimer on club’s ads
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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