‘I wear a kippah and sequins’: LGBTQI people find belonging across Jewish world

Gay Pride in Jerusalem; Diversity in Birthright; An Orthodox gay internet star; An iconic image of lesbian love

The loudest voices opposing LGBTQ rights in Israel come from a curious mix of ultra-nationalist rabbis, a secular Putinesque right-wing, Islamists and Arab conservatives. But they're increasingly shouting into the wind.

Knesset speaker Knesset Micky Levy participated in last week’s the gay pride parade in Jerusalem, part of a growing trend of acceptance which is evident everywhere from the mainstream American Birthright program to the fringes of Orthodoxy.

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Israel's Gay-baiting Homophobes Are Fighting a Losing Battle (Haaretz)

Knesset speaker participates, addresses gay pride parade in Jerusalem (Al-Monitor)

Glitter, More Anger: Jerusalem's Pride March Is No Party, It's a Demonstration (Haaretz)

The gay, religious Jew who's challenging norms (Ynet)

Double mitzva? Birthright’s gay participants embrace Jewish, queer identities (Times of Israel)

Iconic Jewish lesbian image in new exhibit of ’90s San Francisco photos (Jewish News of Northern California)

How Queer Jews Reclaimed Yiddish (Jstor Daily)

Photo: Kindred Spirits, taken in 1994, has become an iconic image (Chloe Sherman)