In Loving Memory. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away at the age of 87. The cause was metastatic pancreatic cancer. Over the years, the Forward collected some remarkable stories of Ginsburg’s life, as they related both to her story judicial career and her status as a pop cultur

British rugby star turned lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocate Ben Cohen is stripping down yet again. The 35-year-old hunk, who was recently seen on the smash BBC series "Strictly Come Dancing," shows off his toned physique in video footage of his recent Attitude cover shoo

The song "Glory" is a powerful and poignant anthem with lyrics like "Every day women and men become legends / Sins that go against our skin become blessings," "That's why Rosa sat on the bus / That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up," and "No one can win the war individually / It takes...

Remembering George Michael (June 25, 1963-December 25, 2016). He won a Grammy Award in 1988 for “I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me),” a duet with Aretha Franklin, and “Faith” won the Grammy for album of the year. In Britain, he was showered with awards, and in 2004, Britain’s Radio Academy said he ha

A pitch invader carrying the LGBT pride flag stormed the World Cup 2022 stadium in Doha during the game between Portugal and Uruguay.In addition to the rainbow flag, the man was also sporting a "Superman" t-shirt which carried the messages "Save Ukraine" and "Respect for Iranian Women." Within secon...

A Path Appears, from the creative team that brought you the groundbreaking series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, premieres January 2015 on PBS. The three-part documentary series follows Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn alon...

On Friday, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court court issued a 5-4 ruling declaring the 14th Amendment requires all states to perform same-sex marriages and recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidel

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to serve in the military as a gay man? A new video explores that subject, interviewing four gay men who have served in different branches of the armed forces. Spanning various backgrounds, each explains why they were drawn to joining up, what it was like living

In Israel, history is unfolding before our eyes. Hundreds of thousands of courageous Israelis have taken to the streets in an unprecedented civil resistance movement. People are rising up against Prime Minister Netanyahu and his extreme right-wing government, who seek to push through radical legisla

Billionaire activist George Soros is one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time. Famous for betting against the Bank of England in 1992 and making a billion dollars in one day, he is maligned by ideologues on both the left and the right for daring to tackle the world’s problem