Transgender
The warmth of community, the heat of hostility: Yona Speidel’s Jewish journey
“Zionism is not a dirty word,” wrote Speidel in a social media post. “It is the belief in Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state.”
SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions
As Supreme Court's term nears its end, three major Trump rulings are due
Israel's enemies are my enemies, so why can't Democrats see that? - opinion
Israeli High Court blocks fast-track bid to undo gender change
The three-judge panel held that the gender-change certificate the petitioner received in 2021 “remains valid,” and any new certificate must follow the ministry’s ordinary procedure.
Caitlyn Jenner returns to Israel as guest of honor for Tel Aviv Pride 2025
Jenner's mission for her visit is to bring light to the LGBTQ community in Israel and to help shift global perceptions.
Trump passport policy discriminates against transgender people, judge rules
The State Department soon after changed its passport policy to "request the applicant’s biological sex at birth,” rather than permitting applicants to self-identify their sex.
Transgender Jews fear for safety as Trump targets their rights
Jewish LGBTQ+ families fear what’s next as Trump targets trans rights.
Belgian film festival nixes Palestinian trans documentary over anti-Israel threats
The Cinemamed Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival announced last Wednesday that it would not be screening Yolande Zauberman's The Belle from Gaza.
'Emilia Perez': From Mexican cartel leader to Tel Aviv's operating table
Emilia Perez tells a colorful story of cartels, gender, and redemption.
Transgender women attacked with a hammer, suspect claims road rage not hate crime
The victims say their attacker used slurs and death threats.
The Halacha of sex and gender: The Jewish view on the Imane Khelif 'controversy'
How Jewish law views sex and gender and tackles intersex, chromosomal, and hormonal issues.
Tel Aviv backs housing for transgender community with support from religious factions
According to their website, Transiot Israel works to promote “the rights of the transgender community and focuses on trans women as well as assisting and realizing the rights of trans women."
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban on transgender care for minors
The Supreme Court has confronted several cases in the past decade implicating LGBT rights.