Transgender activist Niki Sever thinks that gender division in sports is superfluous, even in sports that require physical effort. Because this division outright rejects transgender, genderqueer and intersex people- they are forced to retire from competitions. Mac Beggs, professional boxer. From leisure groups in community centers, through professional leagues, to international competitions, in every sport […]
In a post n Facebook, Yarin Azulay, a 19-year-old Israeli, reflects on his coming out letter and its consequences. “Two years ago I was reborn and I don’t regret a single moment,” he writes. “If you’re in a similar situation, don’t be afraid to be who and what you are.” “I’m sorry that I hid it […]
Scott Fried, 53, was diagnosed with HIV at 24 years old, and he has transformed his fear of dying into a love of life, centered on helping others overcome their fears. He has spoken to students across the country — including to some at the University of Florida on Monday — regarding sexual health, intimacy […]
Raz and Yotam who got married in December 2016 share their wedding album Raz Dauber (30) and Yotam Lipovetsky-Adler (27) gave Israeli website Mako Pride a peek at their wedding that took place in December 2016 in Tel Aviv. “Four months before a planned trip to New York, I decided to take the reins and […]
Alison Walsh is a Co-Ordinator for the parents’ group, “Parents of Jewish Gays and Lesbians” in the U.K., which helped her so much to “come out” to the world as a Jewish parent of a gay child My elder son David was fifteen when he told us he was gay – not that he had […]
When she first posted her song on Israeli music and art website “First Stage,” she recieved comments like ‘you’re a disgusting lesbian,’ Now, at 27, aspiring Israeli singer Noy Roitenberg is recording her debut album, and is ready more than ever to come out. I came out of the closet at the age of 16, […]
At the age of 52, with a husband and two grown children, Naama suddenly fell in love with a woman. Today she’s married to her, and has shared her story with Israeli website “Motke”. “With a woman you can talk about everything,” she says. Na’ama, now 57, could never imagine this would happen to her. […]
Our very own Yanir Dekel launched a page for “the new generation of gay dads,” the first generation of gay men who can get married and have biological children together. “we don’t have to do everything exactly like the straight couples are doing,” he writes. “We can find our own way.” Until I had children, […]
Livvy K., an Essex County, NJ Middle School Student, didn’t believe in God or Judaism until a female soon-to-be Rabbi told her that homosexuality is not and will never be a sin. She now thinks it’s all about education. For much of my life, I was identified as agnostic. I didn’t believe in God or Judaism because […]
Amir Stein, a transgender man, is sick of people prying in his private parts and asking intimate questions as if his feelings don’t matter; These days he even finds it hard to get out of bed. Imagine the following situation: a wedding hall in Bnei Brak, a soldier in a green uniform enters the hall […]