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This is the Forward’s coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer and questioning Jews.

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Opinion
Jewish communities can help save trans lives — here’s how

Clergy from all movements are coming together to insist on stronger policies to support LGBTQ+ Jews

By Eliana Kayelle and Jonah Dov Pesner Mar 31, 2026 | 3 min read
Fast Forward
Prominent British LGBTQ activist arrested for carrying ‘globalize the intifada’ sign in London

Protesters calling for “intifada” meanwhile marched in Philadelphia on Sunday

By Grace Gilson Feb 2, 2026 | 2 min read
Holy Ground
A millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed. Her maverick ideas are becoming a model.

An urban synagogue in South Philadelphia is growing fast by defying expectations — and has become a closely watched experiment in American Jewish life

By Benyamin Cohen Jan 28, 2026 | 11 min read
Film & TV
At Sundance, the AIDS crisis through the eyes of a bar mitzvah boy

Israeli director Moshe Rosenthal’s ‘Tell Me Everything’ is a memory piece that may jog your memory of a different film

By PJ Grisar Jan 25, 2026 | 3 min read
Film & TV
How the Israeli police’s first trans volunteer fought bigotry on the force

In the documentary 'The First Lady,' Efrat Tilma shows that resilience is key to fighting prejudice

By Olivia Haynie Jan 18, 2026 | 3 min read
Culture
Can this LGBTQ+ Jewish organization navigate these turbulent times?

Keshet is experiencing a CEO transition and external pressures. It hopes its latest project, Shivyon, eases them

By Noah Hirsch-Rechter Nov 25, 2025 | 3 min read
Opinion
‘Conversion therapy is having a moment’ — what will that mean for LGBTQ+ Jews?

The Supreme Court is poised to greenlight a practice that has harmed many young, queer religious people

By Nora Berman Oct 10, 2025 | 5 min read
News
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, New York Orthodox rabbinical school, ordains an out gay rabbi

The men's seminary, known as a center of Orthodox Jewish innovation, plotted a new course after controversial 2019 decision

By Louis Keene Aug 4, 2025 | 8 min read

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