Transgender

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.

Israel's High Court of Justice
 Caitlyn Jenner at the David Intercontinental Hotel as Tel Aviv Pride’s guest of honor on June 11, 2025

Caitlyn Jenner returns to Israel as guest of honor for Tel Aviv Pride 2025

 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025.

Trump passport policy discriminates against transgender people, judge rules

 A person wears a pride-themed yarmulke in the West Village in New York City, on June 26, 2020.

Transgender Jews fear for safety as Trump targets their 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.

People take part in a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas continues, in Brussels, Belgium, November 11, 2023.

'Emilia Perez': From Mexican cartel leader to Tel Aviv's operating table

Emilia Perez tells a colorful story of cartels, gender, and redemption.

Karla Sofia Gascon (center) and Zoe Saldana in ‘Emilia Perez.’

Transgender women attacked with a hammer, suspect claims road rage not hate crime

The victims say their attacker used slurs and death threats.

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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.