Israel

“I’m supposed to go into battle knowing that I’m a second class citizen, only because I’m gay. That I’m good enough to die for this country, but not good enough to be an equal-rights citizen.” 

One day after the prime minister of Israel declared 'all men are created equal,' his government quashed measures intended to ensure equality in the Jewish State.

16-year-old Shira Banki was murdered by a Jewish extremist at last year's Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem. 

Trying to make it work in a fractured system finally paid off—after five years.

After the Ministry of Education banned a book for its depiction of Jewish-Arab love, six couples fought back.

The policy change affects what is already one of the world's most inclusive military organizations.

Israel may become the first marriage equality country in the Middle East and Asia.

Three new documentaries reveal precarious, uncertain, and inscrutable queer existence in Syria, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

The ultra-orthodox Jewish assailant stabbed six at Jerusalem's Gay Pride, killing a 16-year-old girl.

From Kiev to Lisbon, the social experiment is spreading.

Known for his successful porn empire, Michael Lucas showcases queer Israel in the documentary, Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land.