We’re celebrating the 40 pride events throughout Israel – from bustling Tel Aviv in the center, to the tiny town of Zichron in the North, to the vibrant community of Be’er Sheva in the South. Our partners at the Agudah have worked hard to create this series of pride events, including in places where they […]
A Wider Bridge is deeply disappointed that the Supreme Court has reinstated President Trump’s partial ban on transgender people in the United States Military. Transgender Americans who wish to serve their country deserve the same respect and decency from their representative government as cisgender people. The administration’s proposed policies, which would strip trans people of […]
2018 has been a watershed year in the fight for LGBTQ equality in Israel. A Wider Bridge has played a significant role in advancing equality in Israel and equality for Israel through our LGBTQ leadership missions to Israel, media campaigns and advocacy work, numerous delegations bringing Israeli LGBTQ leaders to the US, inaugural grantmaking initiative, and ongoing […]
The nationwide LGBTQ strike in Israel last month, sparked by a Knesset vote to ban men and gay couples from surrogacy, culminated in an incredibly moving and powerful 100,000-person rally in Rabin Square. The strike’s potency underscores the need to build capacity for Israel’s LGBTQ community organizations. A Wider Bridge (AWB) is proud to announce […]
A coalition of LGBT groups, riding the current wave of protests against an amendment to the surrogacy law that discriminates against gay men, on Wednesday announced plans for a march next week to begin in Tel Aviv and end in Jerusalem on the day of the capital’s annual Gay Pride Parade. Members of the LGBTQ […]
Despite the fact that 58% of Israeli public supports same-sex marriage, LGBTphobia is raging in public discourse. Eran Globus, Chair of the Jerusalem Open House, explains why this year’s Jerusalem Pride Parade is more important than ever. Eran Globus, Jerusalem Pride This has become a routine: the pride parade in Tel Aviv opens the gay […]
President Reuven Rivlin was one of the first public figures in Israel to accept members of the LGBT community as equals, saying that no one should be criticized for his or her sexual orientation. As Knesset speaker, he hosted the community annually, close to the date of the Gay Pride Parade and continued to do […]
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the 18th Annual Pride Seder at Temple Israel of Greater Miami, co-sponsored by A Wider Bridge. Over 200 people filled the room for the largest gathering yet of LGBTQ Jews and allies coming together to celebrate both Pride and Israel at 70. Having just landed a few […]
Ofer Erez was born and raised as a girl, but even in his youth he knew he was a boy. After he was discharged from the army with the rank of Captain, he tells for the first time how he made history and became the first transgender officer in the IDF. There is no indication […]
One of AWB’s longterm Israeli LGBTQ partners is the Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance (JOH). We recently chatted with Irene Rabinowitz, JOH Director of Outreach and Development, about the recent leadership transition and her own story. AWB: How did you become involved in the Jerusalem Open House (JOH)? I made aliyah in 2014 after […]