Transgender

Transgender Israeli computer engineer detained by ICE following kidnapping charges in New Hampshire

Alon later launched federal proceedings against the US prison authorities, and argued that her incarceration in a men's prison and the treatment she received violated her rights.

Allison Alon.
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Boy George performs on stage during Henley Festival 2026 at Mill Meadows.

Boy George cedes role in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ production after releasing pro-Israel song

Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at his "American Comeback Tour" when he was shot in the neck and killed.

Charlie Kirk assassination prosecutors unveil video showing accused sniper in shooting position

Yona Speidel, the television writer and producer formerly known as Our Lady J.

The warmth of community, the heat of hostility: Yona Speidel’s Jewish journey


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.

 BOXING, WOMEN’S 66kg semifinal at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Imane Khelif of Algeria, Aug. 6.

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."

 Israelis attend a demonstration in support of an Israeli transgender girl who was attacked at her school, outside the Education Ministry office in Tel Aviv, on April 28, 2019.

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.

 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

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.