Transgender
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
Belgian film festival nixes Palestinian trans documentary over anti-Israel threats
'Emilia Perez': From Mexican cartel leader to Tel Aviv's operating table
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.
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."
UK government backs J.K. Rowling in Scottish hate crime law challenge
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
