LGBTQ+

Bringing the Moshiach energy: Jewish comedian Modi Rosenberg comes to NYC's Radio City

Modi’s two dates at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, the biggest venue he’s played so far in his 30 years of stand-up, April 23 and April 30, are selling briskly.

Modi Rosenfeld takes the stage.
A PERSON wearing a rainbow mask is seen during the Brooklyn Liberation's Protect Trans Youth event in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, June 13, 2021.

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy

A man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026

Trump says he was told Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay, spotlighting Iran’s brutal anti-gay persecution

Paivi Rasanen (R), member of the Finnish Parliament, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2026.

Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'


Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman tie the knot in surprise Vegas wedding

Reality TV star Gabby Windey and comedian Robby Hoffman tied the knot in a spontaneous Las Vegas ceremony.

 Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman seal their vows with a kiss in Las Vegas January 11, 2025.

Keshet releases first comprehensive report on experiences of LGBTQ+ Jews of Color

Golan Moskowitz said the report illuminated a “blindspot in Jewish American institutional and community life,” and it can now serve as a tool to support LGBTQ+ Jews of Color.  

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

From unity to division: How Israel’s LGBTQ+ community faces war’s challenges - opinion

The LGBTQ+ community in Israel has become more divided along political party lines than ever before.

 Men and women dressed in black march in the Tel Aviv Pride Parade, carrying signs that read: ‘No pride in the occupation.’

'Kissing Girls on Shabbat': A frank memoir of a woman's inner turmoil - review

Kissing Girls on Shabbat is a ruthlessly frank memoir of her inner turmoil, trying to live the expected married life with a self-absorbed Gur Hassid.

 An ultra-Orthodox couple are seen walking down the street.

Queer, anti-Zionist café that closed in Glasgow to reopen in NYC

The café - the Pink Peacock - closed in June 2023 due to "unchecked antisemitism in Scotland," according to the owners.

Joe Isaac, left, and Morgan Halleb are founders of the Pink Peacock cafe in Glasgow

Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies

Russian officials say a number of countries including China, Brazil, Cuba and former Soviet republics such as Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Belarus have expressed interest in taking part.

 Contestant Manizha of Russia poses on the "Turquoise Carpet" during the opening ceremony of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 16, 2021.

Jewish lawmaker Randy Fine, a Trump favorite, wins Florida GOP House primary

Fine decided to run in the district, even though he does not currently live there, after receiving an enthusiastic endorsement from Trump. 

 Donald Trump and Randy Fine pose together in 2024.

Director of pro-Israel LGBTQ group faces sexual misconduct charge

The case is making its way through the court, with the next hearing set for February.

 Ethan Felson, executive director of A Wider Bridge, delivering a speech in 2022.

Bishop Mariann Budde angered Trump with her sermon, rabbis should show such courage - opinion

Should priests and rabbis have something to say about policy? Is it the role of ministers and imams to speak on matters of politics and partisanship?

 Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde walks by President Donald Trump as he attended A Service of Prayer for the Nation at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 21, 2025. In her sermon, Buddy urged the president to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ+ children.

Meta drops restrictions which protected LGBTQ community

Meta's global policy chief stated, "It’s not right that things can be said on TV or the floor of Congress but not on our platforms."

 META CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers a speech at the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California.