Transgender

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

The 8-1 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch, rejected Colorado's argument that its law regulated professional conduct, not protected speech.

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 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

A silhouette of a woman about to stab someone; illustrative.

Jewish man stabbed after refusing sex with content creator on religious basis - report

Our Lady J at The Elizabeth Taylor Night of Compassion held at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Sept. 18, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

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


Would you give up on orgasm? - opinion

Why are medical experts encouraging young children to embark on massively disruptive procedures that could prevent them from enjoying some of the greatest pleasures of living?

 GENDER DYSPHORIC kids who take puberty blockers may never be able to orgasm.

Jewish summer camp veterans are opening a camp for trans kids

Berkowitz is working to create a different kind of summer camp experience for children — and staff — who are LGBTQ.

 Campers and staff gather around the bonfire at Camp Manitowa, the host site of Camp Indigo Point.

Alabama passes bill making some transgender healthcare a felony

The legislation is the latest in a flurry of measures in Republican-led states dealing with transgender youth.

Capitol Building, Mongomery, Alabama.

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.

LGBTQ flag

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