Gender & Sexuality

When I was growing up, as a little girl in the Orthodox Jewish community, I would stare longingly over the ...

This gift guide is specially tailored to lovers of rainbow pride, Judaism, and the lucky individuals who live the intersection ...

When I was 21, I came out as transgender and identified as a boy. Simultaneously I also came out as ...

Ami wrote this right before he left for college this fall. He bravely chronicled coming out at his Orthodox high school ...

In the fortunate cases it is the grandparents, often it is the parents, and sometimes even a sibling who stands ...

In September, a family member came out to me after months of struggling with his sexual orientation. He cited the ...

We’re incredibly grateful to Yiscah for sharing this excerpt from her forthcoming book, 40 Years in the Wilderness: My Journey ...

Today’s post is from Education Fellow Amanda Winer. “Kids, let me tell you the story of how I met your ...

Communities, institutions, families and friendships create a sense of common identity, a sense of “we.” Since no two people – ...

Rabbi Reuben Zellman delivered this D’var Torah on Erev Rosh HaShanah in 2006 at Congregation Sha’ar Zahav in San Francisco. ...

Yesterday we introduced you to the great new series on transgender Jewish identity published by the Forward. It’s the first comprehensive ...

 Last week, Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Private first class Bradley Manning, made headlines. Her announcement that she would be living ...