Tuesday’s elections in the US were good for LGBT candidates and an historic one for transgender candidates. There were at least 71 openly LGBT candidates in 23 states. Of those, 55 percent won, 35 percent lost, and the results of 10 percent were not yet settled. The LGBT community in Israel wishes to follow its […]
Education Minister Naftali Bennett defended his religious party’s lesbian spokesperson following a resignation of a board member who called not to hire LGBT people. About a month ago, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Brit Gelor Peretz, the media advisor to Minister Naftali Bennett, was raising her two children together with her female partner Adi. […]
A Wider Bridge would like to thank our partners at NCJW for investing in two LGBTQ organizations in Israel, Jerusalem Open House and Israel Hofsheet The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) announced a new round of grants to nine Israeli organizations whose work is focused on women’s empowerment, gender equality, and strengthening civil society […]