Transgender

Trans screenwriter Our Lady J condemns anti-Zionism in LGBTQ spaces: ‘Zionism is not a dirty word’

“Until the LGBTQ community distances itself from antisemitism, including antizionism, our allies will continue to fall away, and we will remain defenseless,” wrote actress and producer Our Lady J.

Our Lady J at The Elizabeth Taylor Night of Compassion held at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Sept. 18, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025.

Trump draws criticism after joking about transgender athlete at Kennedy Center

 An illustrative image of a healthcare worker.

US federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care

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.

Kennedy seeks to cut US children's access to gender-affirming care


Ex-Hasidic trans activist Abby Stein photographed by Annie Leibovitz

Abby Stein is an activist for LGBTQ+ inclusion in Jewish communities and beyond.

US photographer Annie Leibovitz poses for a photograph during a press preview of her exhibition 'WOMEN: New Portraits' at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station in London, Britain, January 13, 2016.

Bills attacking LGBTQ rights are an assault on Jewish values, teens

Among over 100 pending anti-LGBTQ bills are the recently passed “Don’t Say Gay Bill” in Florida and the terrifying equation of trans-affirming health care with child abuse by the governor of Texas.

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Texas judge blocks probes of transgender kids' parents

The ruling marks a victory for LGBTQ groups opposing proposals in dozens of US states to criminalize the provision of gender-affirming treatment to trans youth.

The US and Texas State flags fly over the Texas State Capitol in Austin

I’m a queer Mizrahi Jew who left NY Orthodoxy. This ‘bubby’ took me in - opinion

I went to Bubby Roz’s home to find comfort. I didn’t expect her to open her home to me, but she welcomed me to live with her, like a one-eyed cat receiving warm milk.

 'Bubby and Me'

Ex-Hassid who advised ‘Unorthodox’ comes out as trans

Lili Rosen, the ex-Hasidic Jew who advised popular Netflix series 'Unorthodox,' came out amid her translating a children's sexuality guide into Yiddish

 “God knows that if I as a teenager had access to this, it would have been inordinately helpful and beneficial to me in my journey. I may have even come out 20 years ago, or 30 years ago,” Rosen said.

A trans Jew has created a nonbinary, open-source prayer book that aims to include all

The new siddur was created by trans Jew brin solomon (it/its pronouns), who said the seed came from going to shul and encountering grammatically masculine language in Hebrew.

1,200-year-old siddur dates back to first half of 9th century AD.

LGBTQ+ youth violently attacked in Jerusalem on way to trans conference

LGBTQ+ youth were violently attacked by teenagers near the Jerusalem Central Bus Station while bystanders looked on and did nothing.

Pride flag at Jerusalem Pride march, June 2021

80% of Israelis say 'difficult to impossible' to accept transgender child - poll

But two-thirds do not have a problem working with someone who is transgender, according to a new poll published as part of Transgender Awareness Week.

Protesters in Tel Aviv called on the Ministry of Education to protect transgender youth from attacks in school

Rachel Levine named Admiral, becomes most senior trans person in army

Levine, who is Jewish, is the most senior transgender person in the uniformed services after being sworn in on Tuesday as Admiral of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

Dr. Rachel Levine, physician general nominee, is seen at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania May 4, 2015. Levine, a transgender woman who teaches pediatrics and psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine

Netflix workers stage walk-out over Chappelle transgender comments

A group of employees calling itself Team Trans* has scheduled a rally outside Netflix’s 13-story Sunset Boulevard offices in Los Angeles.

 Dave Chappelle