Israeli Military Appoints First Ever Out Gay Major General
Sharon Afek’s promotion comes in the same week the Knesset denied surrogacy rights to same-sex couples [...]
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Openly Gay IDF Officer Sharon Afek Promoted to Major General
Military Advocate General (Brig.-Gen.) Sharon Afek, a top member of the high command of the Israeli army, has [...]
IDF Discontinues Cooperation With Hoshen, The Only LGBT Organization it Works With
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has removed Hoshen from its list of organizations that are allowed to lecture [...]
A Wider Bridge Calls Upon IDF to Reconsider Policy Shift on LGBTQ Education for All Soldiers
A Wider Bridge is concerned about an apparent change in Israel Defense Force (IDF) policy which restricts [...]
Israeli Gay Man Shares the Difficulties of Life Outside the Closet
Itamar, 21, is a former yeshiva student and a current IDF soldier. In a sharp and moving column for [...]
The First Transgender Commander in the IDF Conquers a New Height
Ofer Erez, the first transgender officer in the IDF and one of the first in the world, will be released from [...]
Former Israeli Soldier on Front Lines in Battle for Free Speech
Hen Mazzig, an openly gay former Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) commander was a panelist at a free speech event [...]
Israeli Transgender Soldier Finds Solace in Service
CNN brings the story of Micha Yehudi, a transgender religious man who serves in the Israeli amy and marched [...]
Military Reservists to the State: Fire Homophobic Rabbi
A group of LGBTQ military reservists have published a letter calling on the Israeli government to fire chief [...]
One Military That Has No Problem With Transgender Soldiers: Israel’s
The Israel Defense Forces have knowingly included transgender soldiers since 1998. In 2014, the Israeli [...]