Nearly 30 transgender women are competing to become the first “Miss Trans Israel.” Nearly 30 transgender Jews and Arabs auditioned Thursday at a Tel Aviv club for a place in the Miss Trans Israel pageant, according to The Associated Press. “Definitely we are achieving, enlightening the people to accept and empower transsexuals,” Israela Stephanie Lev, […]
Transgender actress Shakina Nayfack joins cast of Hulu’s original comedy series Difficult People, and will move the needle for LGBT visibility forward in the show’s upcoming second season. Difficult People, Hulu’s hit comedy series co-executive produced by Amy Poehler, will be moving the needle forward for LGBT visibility when the show returns for its second […]
The Israeli children’s book shelves will be expanded with a new children’s book, the first of its kind, that will deal in its entirety with the subject of being transgender. “I Just Want to be Me” is the name of the book that contains three stories of children. Two stories are presented from the perspective […]
On January 21, author, educator, spiritual Jewish activist, and transgender mentor Yiscah Smith, shared her inspiring, sometimes harrowing, four-decades-long struggle to create her life as a woman. During her talk, Yiscah provided a context through sources that can direct and inspire us to actually live an authentic life, in the spirit of her autobiography, ‘Forty […]
Isabella Segal, a Transgender accountant from London, shares her story in order to tell individuals who feel unable to share their concerns about their sexuality or gender identity that they’re not alone. My name is Isabella Segal. I am 59 years old and live in North West London. I am a chartered accountant and a […]
In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance (11/20) we look back at prominent stories of transgender people from Israel that were published in the media. Lia Bar-Lev shared her story of becoming a woman, and the difficulties she was facing during the process: “I’m not afraid to look inward, to invest in my inner self […]
The most popular gay magazine in the UK, Gay Times (GT) chose Israeli transgender superstar Dana International for this month’s “LGBT Heroes” section, which previously included Elton John and George Michael. “On 9 May 1998, the National Indoor Arena of Birmingham bore witness to the global arrival of a mega-diva and instant gay icon, the […]