Court gives government 21 days to respond regarding lack of action over Shlomo Amar's comments disparaging Reform Jews, LGBTQ community, Women of the Wall

Once seen as relatively tolerant for a Middle Eastern country, Lebanon's political leaders have become unified in efforts to scapegoat the LGBTQ community

Anti-LGBTQ campaign is being spearheaded by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, although the movie doesn't have an overt queer theme

No explanation given for holdup, but movie’s inclusion of a transgender actress in one of the Barbie roles and other messaging on LGBTQ+ issues could have been issue

Turkish president preaches traditional family values, while opposition candidate Kilicdaroglu vows to heal rifts, bring back Western investments

Company says cops in Muslim nation impersonating community members to catch and prosecute individuals

After advocating for Israel in the American gay community for years, A Wider Bridge faces an impasse as the Jewish state's new coalition includes proudly homophobic politicians

Report documents dozens of cases of security agencies in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Tunisia extorting members of LGBTQ community based on their social media activities

Netanyahu and others in his coalition say they are committed to protecting gay rights, but the volatile political situation makes the future hard to predict

Agam has starred in reality TV, young adult series, honored as 'educator of the year' in 2018 for work with transgender youth, featured in 2021 Foreign Ministry calendar