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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.”

Yona Speidel, the television writer and producer formerly known as Our Lady J.
 United States Capitol Police lines up along the perimeter while LGBTQ activists and supporters hold a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court as it hears major LGBT rights case on whether federal employment law that outlaws discrimination on the basis of sex covers sexual orientation and gender ide

SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions

US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration's tariff strategy.

As Supreme Court's term nears its end, three major Trump rulings are due

 Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.

Israel's enemies are my enemies, so why can't Democrats see that? - opinion


Knesset allows transgender people to remove 'dead name' from IDs

"This is another significant step on the way to equal rights for the trans community."

Teudat Zehut, Israeli ID card 370

UK government backs J.K. Rowling in Scottish hate crime law challenge

Writer J.K. Rowling attends the British premiere of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' movie in London, Britain, November 13, 2018

As Biden supports 'Trans Day of Visibility,' Iran cracks down on the LGBT community

Iran, which has continuously cracked down on LGBTQ+ rights, has used gender-affirming surgery as a way to enforce heteronormativity on the gay community.

 Thousands participate in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, on June 8, 2023.

Transgender broadcaster reports J.K. Rowling to police over social media comments

J.K. Rowling has rejected the allegation, saying that holding gender-critical views was not a crime.

Writer J.K. Rowling attends the British premiere of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' movie in London, Britain, November 13, 2018

Pope Francis calls for studies into 'ugly' gender theory

"I have asked that studies be carried out into this ugly ideology of our times, which cancels out the differences and makes everything the same," the pope said.

 Pope Francis holds a weekly general audience in Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, August 30, 2023.

For the first time in Israel, a transgender woman was elected as a city council member

Weinberg, 65, will be serving as a city council member in the town of Kiryat Tivon, southeast of Haifa. She is a mother of two and also a grandmother.

 The Ruth lookout in Kiryat Tivon.

US court revives challenge to Connecticut rule on transgender athletes in girls' sports

The ruling reviving the 2020 lawsuit comes amid a push by Republican-led states to bar transgender athletes from competing on teams or sports that align with their gender identities.

 Transgender rights activist waves a transgender flag as they protest the killings of transgender women this year, at a rally in Washington Square Park in New York, U.S., May 24, 2019.

Dana International to LGBT world: 'If you go to Gaza, Hamas will kill you'

Dana International, the Israeli Eurovision winner, urged the LGBTQ community on Instagram to condemn Hamas, stressing the importance of supporting peace and equality.


Israeli transgender woman dies in London, friends working to bring her home

Trans rights activists argued that the Foreign Ministry was not aiding in efforts to bring the woman home.

The Transgender Pride Flag flies on the Foreign Office building in London on Transgender Day of Remembrance, 20 November 2017.

Catholic students asked to behave 'consistent with their biological sex'

The controversial new policy enforces students using their pronouns assigned at birth and their birth names and forbids same-sex relationships.

 AN EMPTY classroom in an east Jerusalem school, closed in protest at ‘Israeli censorship’ of PA-autorized school textbooks, last year.