The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/transgender/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png transgender | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/transgender/ 32 32 With a switch of a letter in DNA ‘dark matter,’ Israeli scientists change sex of mouse https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-a-switch-of-a-letter-in-dna-dark-matter-israeli-scientists-change-sex-of-mouse/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:44:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3798042 Bar-Ilan University researchers use CRISPR tool to alter Enh13 switch controlling Sox9 gene, causing XX mice to develop as males; study may help explain other genetic mutations

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]]> Israeli transgender ref recalls trailblazing journey to world soccer https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-transgender-ref-recalls-trailblazing-journey-to-international-soccer-pitch/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 06:19:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3640746 Sapir Berman, 31, struggled with her secret all her life until deciding to come out during COVID lockdown, became first transgender woman to officiate an international match in March

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]]> GOP rep. to Jewish colleague: ‘I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/gop-rep-to-jewish-colleague-i-have-a-good-surgeon-if-you-ever-want-to-get-your-nose-done/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:56:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3640713 Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has opposed campus antisemitism, uses antisemitic stereotype during row with Democratic representative over gender-affirming care

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]]> UK’s top court rules definition of a woman is based on biological sex https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-top-court-rules-definition-of-a-woman-is-based-on-biological-sex/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:37:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3528450 Government welcomes 'clarity' on issue; trans rights advocates condemn judgment, which Harry Potter author Rowling lauds for 'protecting rights of women and girls'

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]]> Israeli readies to be first transgender referee to officiate international soccer match https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-readies-to-be-first-transgender-referee-to-officiate-international-soccer-match/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 02:34:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3504268 Sapir Berman voices 'humility and excitement,' hopes to 'show every dream is possible' ahead of Monday's Women's Under-17 Euro qualifier between Northern Ireland and Montenegro

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]]> Trump moves to bar trans people from US military unless they obtain waiver https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-moves-to-bar-trans-people-from-us-military-unless-they-obtain-waiver/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:12:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3492217 Pentagon says transgender troops to be considered for a waiver on case-by-case basis if there is compelling interest in retaining them to serve 'warfighting capabilities'

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]]> Oscar-nominated actress apologizes for tweets praising Hitler, denigrating Muslims https://www.timesofisrael.com/oscar-nominated-actress-apologizes-for-tweets-praising-hitler-denigrating-muslims/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:01:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3473554 Karla Sofía Gascon, star of 'Emilia Pérez,' deletes X account, says 'I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain'; in 2019, she tweeted Hitler 'just had his opinion about Jews'

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]]> Holocaust survivor epic, Bob Dylan biopic among films leading Oscar nominations https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivor-epic-bob-dylan-biopic-among-films-leading-oscar-nominations/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:39:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466282 Documentaries about West Bank, 1972 Munich massacre also get nods; 'Emilia Pérez' features Tel Aviv gender clinic; 'Bibi Files' doc was shortlisted, but doesn't make the cut

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]]> Israeli LGBTQ orgs slam Trump’s anti-trans measures, warn they could come to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-lgbtq-orgs-slam-trumps-anti-trans-measures-warn-they-could-come-to-israel/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:58:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3464624 Responses come after US president, on 1st day in office, signed executive order recognizing only man and woman as genders and putting in place measures against trans community

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]]> Trump leaves WHO and climate accord, among massive changes to US policy on first day https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-leaves-who-and-climate-accord-among-massive-changes-to-us-policy-on-first-day/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:30:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3464357 Executive orders aimed at wiping out Biden's legacy include freezing TikTok ban, rolling back transgender rights, limiting immigration, halting foreign aid spending

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]]> Israel LGBTQ+ Medical Society launches course on transgender-friendly protocols https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-lgbtq-medical-society-launches-course-on-transgender-friendly-protocols/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 02:55:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3332895 25 family physicians learn how to help trans patients at the first-ever workshop in Israel; endocrinologist expert says wait for hormone treatments can be cut by months

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]]> In Kiryat Tivon, residents elect Israel’s first transgender city councilor https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-kiryat-tivon-residents-elect-israels-first-transgender-city-councilor/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:09:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3235056 'I want an equal place at the table,' says long-time activist Sheila Weinberg; LGBTQ rights group thanks her for 'breaking the glass walls for all of us'

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]]> Gender-affirming surgery performed at Galilee Medical Center for first time https://www.timesofisrael.com/gender-affirming-surgery-performed-at-galilee-medical-center-for-first-time/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:48:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3049918 Until now, all such operations were done at Sheba Medical Center; expert from Chicago guides teams from both hospitals in three male-to-female procedures

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]]> New Spider-Man film yanked from Arab theaters, apparently over transgender flag https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-spider-man-film-yanked-from-arab-theaters-apparently-over-transgender-flag/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:08:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3035120 No explicit ban announced, but Saudi Cinema group says it won't approve any film that contradicts nation’s media content regulations

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]]> Protesters decry Hebrew edition launch of book criticizing ‘transgender craze’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/protesters-decry-hebrew-edition-launch-of-book-criticizing-transgender-craze/ Mon, 29 May 2023 01:29:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3023321 Hundreds rally outside event for US writer Abigail Shrier's 'Irreversible Damage,' which says gender dysphoria caused by peer pressure

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