Does a man who identifies as bisexual but is living with a woman considered part of the LGBT community? Lesbian Israeli activist Rotem Baruchin encountered a case of biphobia at her work place and writes about the importance of LGBT identity briefing: “when we hung flags, whether we want it or not, we invite comments, […]
At the end of December popular Israeli LGBTQ magazine WDG asked the local community to summarize the biggest stories of 2017. Over 1,800 readers responded and over all, said that 2017 was a good year for the LGBTQ community in Israel. 62% of the respondents said that 2017 was good and 38% said it’s good […]
“There is no reason why LGBTQ people and their allies cannot be proudly Jewish and proudly Zionist. ” Journalist Mark Stern who writes for Slate, will be moderating the panel this Thursday for the LGBTQNZ Pride, Zionism, and Inclusivity in New York. Below, he talks about his reactions to the Dyke March fiasco and creeping […]
Once a month, at the same time in a different part of the country, a group of lesbian and bisexual women meet to talk in an intimate atmosphere, titled “our lesbian living room.” It is here where the magic happens. “In every city there are women who are looking for a community life and a […]
Building upon the theme of this year’s Jerusalem Gay Pride which focused on the coexistence of religion and LGBT, members of Israel’s LGBTQ religious communities held an “Erev K’helah” conference on Sunday, October 8 to discuss LGBTQ relationships, marriage and family within the orthodox community. The conference, sponsored by the Schusterman Foundation, was well attended […]
Thousands of fans are petitioning Warner Bros. to “make Wonder Woman bisexual” in the sequel to the film studio’s blockbuster 2017 summer hit. Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who plays “Wonder Woman” is very open to this idea. Israeli actress Gal Gadot Speculation has long swirled regarding the sexuality of Wonder Woman — also known as […]
She doesn’t run away from politics, she goes with her queerness to the extreme and constantly looking for the rejected. Aviv Shalem (AKA Asis D’Orange) in a first interview post winning the Israeli drag queen competition, about the new generation of drag queens. A day after winning the first drag competition of TLV Fest three […]
Placing the bisexual-pansexual-polysexual community at the forefront of this year’s gay pride events in Tel Aviv inspired photographer Ofer Keidar to get to know the bi world a little better. Keidar found a way to use his photography blog to encourage bi-pan-poly visibility and to act against bisexual erasure. “My bisexuality gave my life new, […]
Some LGBT olim find Israel ‘more accepting’ than New Jersey LGBT Olim booth at Tel Aviv Pride Among the information booths set up at Tel Aviv’s Meir Park, where the parade began, was one for the LGBT olim, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered immigrants to Israel, and one for English speakers who […]
A Wider Bridge’s Israel community manager Shani Segev gives us an update on what’s been happening lately in the community. Tel Aviv City Hall lights up in the colors of the bisexual flag. Tel Aviv is getting ready for Pride: This week the Tel Aviv Municipality hang rainbow flags around the city, and many websites […]