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Yigal Guetta attended his nephew's same-sex wedding two years ago An ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli lawmaker quit after coming under fire for attending a gay wedding. On Monday (11 Aug), Yigal Guetta spoke in an interview with pride about attending the same-sex wedding. Rabbis published a letter Tuesday saying Guette’s attendance at the wedding was a ‘public desecration of Heaven.’ They demanded that the leaders of Guetta’s political party ‘remove and fire’ him immediately. Yigal Guetta handed in his resignation on Wednesday morning. ‘My own judgment...

A beloved pop star and LGBTQ activist from Israel was laid to rest today after suffering a tragic watery death. Amir Fryszer Guttman was a former member of the Israeli boy band High Five. The group released three albums and one EP between 1996 and 2000 before dismantling. Afterwards, Guttman went on to have a successful solo career, releasing more albums, writing songs for other artists, hosting TV shows, and directing musicals. He also became one of Israel’s first celebrities to...