AWB Calls for Compassion
A Wider Bridge joins the Israeli LGBTQ community to urge the Israeli Ministers of Justice and the Interior [...]
LGBT refugees
Syrian-Born Gay Man Adds His Perspective to S.F. Jewish Film Fest Screening
Syrian-born Subhi Nahas knows he is lucky to be alive. A gay man, he understood that his life was in danger [...]
The Aguda Pushes LGBT Refugees Program
With the background of the latest news about persecution of gay men in Chechnya, and the growing number of [...]
Gay Eritrean granted asylum in Israel
A 26-year-old man from Eritrea applied for asylum to avoid persecution in his country of origin after being [...]
Asylum-Seeking Transwoman Locked in Solitary
An Israeli court approved the release of an asylum-seeking transgender woman from South Africa after she was [...]
A Lebanese Gay Activist’s Support of Israel
Fabian Maamari, a gay man from Lebanon, found home in Tel Aviv with his Israeli boyfriend Avi, and speaks [...]
Court Ruling Ends Gay Palestinian’s Asylum Nightmare
A gay Palestinian man seeking asylum in Israel has reportedly been assured that he will not be sent back to [...]