ARTICLE: Gay-by Boom in Tel Aviv
A three-day fair on surrogacy in Tel Aviv. Photos by David Bachar Original Post: By Danna Harman on Haaretz.com 2/18/13 It’s a spring-like Friday morning in mid-February at the Landver Café in Tel...
View ArticleFederal Marriage Equality Challenged by American Israeli Lesbian Couple
Tzila Levy, left, and Adi Lavi, standing on the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City, where they were married on Oct. 27, 2012. Photo courtesy of Immigration Equality WASHINGTON — A same-sex Israeli...
View ArticleJQ’s LGBT Birthright Trip Departs!
After years of hard work, we couldn’t be more thrilled to have our first West-Coast-based LGBT trip to Israel on the ground in the Holy Land! JQ International’s own Executive Director, Asher Gellis, is...
View ArticleJQ’s Trip to Tel Aviv Makes a Lasting Impression on LGBT Participants
Our LGBT and Ally Taglit-Birthright Israel trip has been nothing less than inspiring. Thursday May 30th was a very big LGBT day for us. We visited Bet Dror in Neve Tzedek. This amazing place serves as...
View ArticleAndy Cohen’s “Real Housewives” Bravo Franchise Heads to Israel With Drama Intact
Andy Cohen, a super successful American Television Executive is proudly Jewish and Gay. He even has a segment on his popular weeknight show “Watch What Happens Live” in which he acknowledges positive...
View ArticleImagine Israel. LGBTQ + Ally Style
Written by: Haley Seppa & Daniel Solomon Imagine living your life in a constant state of conscious and unconscious fear and having to always be looking over your shoulder and wondering if you are...
View ArticleEVENT: LGBTQ Issues in Israel: Jewish and Arab Perspectives (5/12)
The New Israel Fund, Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), Congregation Kol Ami and JQ International invite you to join us for: LGBTQ Issues in Israel: Jewish and Arab Perspectives An evening with the New...
View ArticleWatch Eytan Fox’s “Cupcakes” with JQ @ Outfest (7/13)
JQ is a proud Community Collorator with Outfest, the Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival. This year, we’ve been paired with an Israeli film called “Cupcakes,” screening just before our Bingo Fundraiser! As...
View ArticleA response to the hate crime at Jerusalem Pride
To the stabbing victims at today’s Jerusalem Pride, we pray for your speedy recovery — physical, psychological, and spiritual. This needless, tragic display shows we still have much work to do. We call...
View ArticleSupport Jerusalem Pride
We must show our support! Since the stabbing attacks on six people marching in Jerusalem Pride, we’ve been working closely with our colleagues at the Jerusalem Open House, who are organizing a rally to...
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