Homophobia
Uganda abandons prosecution in first 'aggravated homosexuality' case under controversial 2023 law
The East African country enacted the Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2023, defying pressure from Western governments as well as local and international rights groups.
Police arrest 16-year-old from Bnei Brak suspected of setting fire to Pride flag in Tel Aviv
Islamic court sentences two men to be publicly caned after they were caught kissing
Activist arrested for blasphemy in Morocco for 'Allah is a lesbian' T-shirt photo
Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned
"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Ndayishimiye said.
'Rainbow Club in Yeshiva': JQY's animated LGBTQ videos aim to foster dialogue
The videos aim to frame a new community conversation about LGBTQ+ issues that allows "disagreements without divisiveness."
Pamphlets blaming Holocaust on LGBT people appear for 2nd time in a week
Thousands of men were sent to concentration camps as "homosexual offenders" during the Holocaust.
Man assaulted in Rehovot in suspected LGBTQ-phobic attack
The attack is the second anti-LGBTQ assault reported in Rehovot in the past month.
Haifa residents receive pamphlets blaming LGBTQ+ community for rise of Nazism
The pamphlet, which was distributed in mailboxes on Berl Katznelson Street in Haifa, blames the LGBTQ+ community for the Holocaust and calls for the community to be outlawed by society.
US Gay man stabbed to death in hate crime for dancing to Beyonce
One of O'Shae Sibley's friends, who witnessed the attack and tried to save him, said “they murdered him because he’s gay, because he stood up for his friends.”
Children of LGBTQ parents: We were raised with so much love
The children of LGBT families spoke out against Welfare Minister Yaakov Mergi's statements against LGBT families being allowed to adopt.
Vladimir Putin signs law banning gender changes in Russia
The law also bans post-surgery transgender people from adopting children and annuls the marriages of post-surgery transgender people.
Neo-Nazis picket Jewish center outside Toledo after first protesting LGBTQ event
They had come directly from picketing Toledo Love Fest, an LGBTQ event. Federation officials said it appeared that their decision to head to the Jewish community immediately after was spontaneous.
Iran’s president: Homosexuality will end ‘generation of human beings’
The Islamic Republic of Iran has executed 4,000-6,000 gays and lesbians since 1979.
