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17 August 2009Gay Israeli peace campaigner avoids jail for now + A gay Israeli man who has opposed the demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank has escaped jail for now. -
17 August 2009Gay Iraqis face torture and murder, report finds 32 A report has found that gays in Iraq are facing rising levels of homophobic violence from militia groups and the government is not doing enough to stop attacks. -
13 August 200919,000 people sign petition not to jail gay Israeli man 3 An online petition to prevent a gay Israeli peace campaigner being jailed has gathered 19,000 signatures but more people are being asked to pledge their support. -
11 August 2009Israeli military’s chief rabbi complains over magazine feature on gay soldiers 10 The chief rabbi of the Israeli Defence Forces has complained over an army magazine which featured gay soldiers. -
10 August 2009Israeli president speaks at Tel Aviv gay rally + The Israeli president, Shimon Peres, has addressed tens of thousands of people at a gay solidarity rally in Tel Aviv. -
10 August 2009Gay Israeli peace campaigner to be jailed over protest 8 A gay Israeli peace activist is facing jail after opposing the demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
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6 August 2009Israeli prime minister visits scene of gay shooting 4 The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has visited the gay youth centre where two people were killed last weekend. -
6 August 2009Survey finds almost half of Israelis think gays are deviants 16 Days after a gunman killed two in a Tel Aviv gay youth centre, a poll has suggested that nearly half of Israelis think gays are deviants. -
5 August 2009US military investigating Iraqi gay executions claim + The US military is investigating claims that US soldiers committed atrocities against gay Iraqi civilians.
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4 August 2009Tel Aviv gay shooting: Israeli minister forms emergency committee 5 Issac Herzog, the Israeli minister for welfare and social services, said yesterday he would form an emergency committee to meet the needs of LGBT people following a shooting at a gay centre. -
4 August 2009Foreign Office condemns Tel Aviv gay killings 5 The British Foreign Office has condemned the killing of two gay people in a LGBT centre in Tel Aviv, Israel. -
3 August 2009Tel Aviv gay killings: Police consider ‘personal motive’ 9 Police sources have reportedly said they are considering that the murderer of two gay people in a Tel Aviv gay support group for young people may have had a personal motive for the attack. -
2 August 2009Video: Soho joins world in vigils for victims of the Tel Aviv anti-gay massacre 26 Organised by Twitter, Facebook and text message, all across the world vigils have been held for the victims of the massacre at an LGBT (lesbian, gay and bisexual) centre in Tel Aviv last night. -
2 August 2009London vigil to be held for victims of Tel Aviv massacre 6 A vigil is to be held this afternoon at 5pm BST (British Summer Time) to honour the victims of the shooting at a gay centre in Tel Aviv last night. -
2 August 2009Israeli PM and President condemn murder of gay youths in Tel Aviv massacre 28 As two of the young LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) Israelis murdered in a shooting at a Tel Aviv gay centre have been named, the country's President and Prime Minister have condemned the atrocity.
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2 August 2009Spontaneous demonstrations held following anti-gay massacre in Tel Aviv 19 Thousands of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) Israelis have held an impromptu march through the streets of Tel Aviv after a masked gun man opened fire at a centre for gay teenagers, killing three late last night. -
1 August 2009Video: 2 Gay teens murdered in Tel Aviv “slaughterhouse” shooting 38 At least three gay teens have been murdered and a further 12 injured at a shooting at a meeting for gay teenagers in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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30 July 2009Refugees accuse US military of executing gay Iraqi civilians 8 Two gay Iraqi refugees sparked astonishment at a LGBT meeting in Lebanon when they accused US soldiers of committing atrocities against gay Iraqi civilians.
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2 July 2009BBC 5Live reports that gay life in Iraq is worse than under Saddam 8 The ability of gay people In Iraq to live relatively freely has been severely curtailed following the toppling of Saddam Hussein, a documentary to be aired on BBC 5Live will report. -
25 June 2009Jerusalem ready for a peaceful Pride event 4 More than two thousand people are expected to take part in a Pride march in Jerusalem today.
