LGBTQ+
US Supreme Court reverses Trump administration push to restrict treatment for transgender inmates
The court denied the Justice Department's emergency request to lift a federal judge's order blocking the Federal Bureau of Prisons from implementing the policy.
Erez Halevi, Israeli pop pioneer and voice of self-acceptance, dies at 71
UTJ’s Pindrus calls gay Knesset Speaker Ohana a 'desecration,' Aguda files ethics complaint
International LGBT film festival sets screenings at Tel Aviv Cinematheque
New data maps Israel’s freedom divide: Liberal cities surge, conservative ones slip
The index measures municipal performance across 11 areas tied directly to daily life, including education oversight, gender-segregated events, religious budgets, and transparency.
FIFA assigns LGBT-themed World Cup game to Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death
As with many Islamic countries, homosexuality is outlawed in Iran and punishable by death. Many LGBTQ+ Iranians have fled the country, looking for asylum in the United States or the Middle East.
Carrie Soloway, inspiration for trailblazing trans Jewish protagonist of ‘Transparent,’ dies at 88
Carrie Soloway was an icon to the trans community, inspiring a TV show that blazed a path for modern LGBTQ Jews exploring their identity.
Jewish singer SONiA returns to Israel after 12 years, performs at Hostages Square
Rutstein began her career in the late-80s folk-punk scene with her band Disappear Fear along with her sister Cindy.
Surging LGBTQ enrollment in Jewish seminaries signals ‘astounding’ shift in US rabbinate
“It signals that American progressive Jewish life has evolved to the point where LGBTQ inclusion is a no-brainer.” said Hannah Karpel-Pomerantz
US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right
The conservative majority court voted 6-3 to deny the bid from a former county clerk who went to prison for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Olympic committee moves toward blanket ban on transgender women athletes
The ban is set to come into effect in early 2026, The Times reported.
US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people
The administration's policy reverses decades of practice at the US State Department, which had permitted passport sex designations to differ from sex assigned at birth with medical documentation.
‘Jewish safety’ isn’t one thing. Let’s stop reducing a million NYers to a single concern - opinion
Discourse on "Jewish safety" in the NYC election is dehumanizing. A queer Jewish woman and JQY director argues that safety includes both fighting hate crimes and the freedom to be one's whole self.
'Ha'ikar': How two Toronto Jews created a group for those experiencing antisemitism - interview
"After October 7, I was just feeling really angry and lost, and I felt like there was something that could be done,” Weiss told The Jerusalem Post.
