Transgender

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

The left and right urgently need to work together to tell Americans the truth about theocratic Islam and the threat it poses to both our countries.

 Thousands take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.
Israeli flag and rainbow flag being waved at Tel Aviv Pride Parade, June 25 2021

Anti-LGBTQ violence in Israel rose sharply in 2025, national queer and trans violence report finds

A PERSON wearing a rainbow mask is seen during the Brooklyn Liberation's Protect Trans Youth event in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, June 13, 2021.

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT 'conversion' talk therapy

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

US judge will block attempt to restrict gender affirming care to minors after lawsuit


Missouri Jewish leaders advocate for trans rights at state legislature

Eight bills were heard that would restrict trans children from participating in sports that align with their gender identity and limit their access to specialized medical care.

The Missouri State House is pictured in Jefferson City, Missouri, US, August 5, 2004.

Israeli transgender boy to be transferred out of religious school - report

The 8-year-old transgender boy studying at a religious boys' school in Givat Shmuel was assigned female at birth.

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

Transgender woman who lost yeshiva job is excluded from YU-affiliated Orthodox synagogue

The Shenk Shul is housed at Yeshiva University, the Modern Orthodox flagship in New York City that was locked in battle with students over whether they could form an LBGTQ club.

Yeshiva University's Schottenstein Center, located at 560 West 185th Street. Inside the building is the Florence and Sol Shenk Synagogue and the Schottenstein Theatre.

US executes first transgender inmate

Nearly 20 years after Amber McLaughlin murdered her former girlfriend, the state of Missouri has put her to death. She is the first transgender woman to be executed in the US.

A lethal injection room at San Quentin Prison in California

Education Min. issues first-ever guidelines for assisting LGBTQ children in school

The guidelines aim to ensure the mental well-being and emotional resilience of students struggling with various aspects of their sexuality or gender identity.

 People take part in a rally marking the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 3, 2021.

The shocking truth about transgender people - opinion

My right to exist shouldn’t come from my existence as a transgender person being a tough one; instead, it should simply stem from the fact that I’m a human being.

 Members of the LGBTQ+ community and supporters participate in a protest march in support of the transgender community, in Tel Aviv on July 22, 2018.

Israel elections: Gender enters campaign limelights - analysis

Parents protested in front of the school and refused to send their children. They were joined by MK Michal Woldiger and MK Bezalel Smotrich, got involved.

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

Right-wing MK holds protest against transgender boy in religious school

Religious LGBTQ+ group says right-wing Israeli activists are protesting "against the well-being of a child, while messing with his genitals."

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

How a transgender child shook up one central Israel community

The subject of transgender children is one that has only recently reached the limelight in Israel. People don’t particularly know how to handle the subject. 

 N WITH her twin S in their Herzliya home.

Rachel Levine issues call ‘to stand against bullying’ at Israel Embassy event

Rachel Levine is the openly transgender Jewish deputy secretary of health in the Biden administration.

 Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine in uniform as an admiral, in Washington DC on the day of her swearing-in, Oct. 29, 2021.