transgender

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.

09/08/2024

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.

By REUTERS
24/06/2024
Teudat Zehut, Israeli ID card

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."

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.

By REUTERS
07/03/2024

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.

By REUTERS
01/03/2024

For first time in Israel, a trans woman has been elected as 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.

By REUTERS
15/12/2023
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