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Illustrative: Research assistant Katie McCullough holds a mouse in a Washington University lab where doctors study a rare form of autism, December 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
April 9, 2026, 7:44 pm
With a switch of a letter in DNA ‘dark matter,’ Israeli scientists change sex of mouse
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
By Diana Bletter
Israeli referee Sapir Berman, 31, the first transgender woman to judge an international soccer match, signals during an Israeli Premier League game between Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Beersheba, in Netanya, on August 24, 2025. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
September 14, 2025, 9:19 am
Israeli transgender ref recalls trailblazing journey to world soccer
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
By Alice CHANCELLOR
US Rep Sara Jacobs (L), a California Democrat, speaks at a rally at the US Capitol on April 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Fair Share America/AFP); US Rep. Nancy Mace (R), a South Carolina Republican, participates in a House Oversight Committee's Task Force, at the US Capitol on September 9, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
September 12, 2025, 6:56 pm
GOP rep. to Jewish colleague: ‘I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done’
Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has opposed campus antisemitism, uses antisemitic stereotype during row with Democratic representative over gender-affirming care
By Andrew Lapin
Susan Smith (L) and Marion Calder, directors of For Women Scotland celebrate as they leave Britain's Supreme Court in London on April 16, 2025, following the court's ruling on how to define a 'woman'. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
April 16, 2025, 7:37 pm
UK’s top court rules definition of a woman is based on biological sex
Government welcomes ‘clarity’ on issue; trans rights advocates condemn judgment, which Harry Potter author Rowling lauds for ‘protecting rights of women and girls’
By Agencies
Soccer referee Sapir Berman at an Israeli Premier League match between Beitar Jerusalem and FC Ashdod at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on January 8, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
March 17, 2025, 4:34 am
Israeli readies to be first transgender referee to officiate international soccer match
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
By AFP
Nick Rondoletto, left, and Doug Thorogood, a couple from San Francisco, wave a rainbow flag and hold a sign against a ban of transgendered people in the military at a protest in the Castro District on July 26, 2017, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Olga R. Rodriguez/File)
February 27, 2025, 12:12 pm
Trump moves to bar trans people from US military unless they obtain waiver
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’
By W.G. Dunlop
This image released by Netflix shows Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez in a scene from "Emilia Pérez." (Shanna Besson/Netflix via AP)
February 2, 2025, 2:01 pm
Oscar-nominated actress apologizes for tweets praising Hitler, denigrating Muslims
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’
By AP and ToI Staff
Guy Pearce (front), Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in a scene from "The Brutalist." (Lol Crowley/A24 via JTA)
January 23, 2025, 6:39 pm
Holocaust survivor epic, Bob Dylan biopic among films leading Oscar nominations
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
By Andrew Lapin
A person waves an Israeli flag with the transgender pride flag superimposed on it as thousands take part in the annual LGBTQ Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on May 30, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 21, 2025, 3:58 pm
Israeli LGBTQ orgs slam Trump’s anti-trans measures, warn they could come to Israel
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
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, January 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
January 21, 2025, 9:30 am
Trump leaves WHO and climate accord, among massive changes to US policy on first day
Executive orders aimed at wiping out Biden’s legacy include freezing TikTok ban, rolling back transgender rights, limiting immigration, halting foreign aid spending
By AP
Participants at the training course for physicians in June 2024 (Courtesy)
July 23, 2024, 5:55 am
Israel LGBTQ+ Medical Society launches course on transgender-friendly protocols
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
By Diana Bletter
Sheila Weinberg, the first transgender Israeli to be elected to a city council. (LinkedIn: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 29, 2024, 12:09 pm
In Kiryat Tivon, residents elect Israel’s first transgender city councilor
‘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’
By Sam Sokol
Dr. Loren Schechter (center), one of the United States' foremost experts on transgender surgery, with teams from Galilee Medical Center and Sheba Medical Center, July 2023. (Roni Albert)
July 11, 2023, 2:48 pm
Gender-affirming surgery performed at Galilee Medical Center for first time
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
By Renee Ghert-Zand
This image released by Sony Pictures Animation shows Miles Morales as Spider-Man, voiced by Shameik Moore, left, and and Spider-Gwen, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld, in a scene from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.' (Sony Pictures Animation via AP)
June 17, 2023, 12:08 am
New Spider-Man film yanked from Arab theaters, apparently over transgender flag
No explicit ban announced, but Saudi Cinema group says it won’t approve any film that contradicts nation’s media content regulations
By NICK EL HAJJ
Members of the LGBT community and supporters participate in a protest march in support of the transgender community, in Tel Aviv on July 22, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 29, 2023, 4:29 am
Protesters decry Hebrew edition launch of book criticizing ‘transgender craze’
Hundreds rally outside event for US writer Abigail Shrier’s ‘Irreversible Damage,’ which says gender dysphoria caused by peer pressure
By ToI Staff
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