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Title: I’m a transgender Jewish man who had a baby — here’s why I went public with my s
Post by: stephaniec on March 06, 2016, 01:25:59 PM
I'm a transgender Jewish man who had a baby — here's why I went public with my story

http://www.jta.org/2016/03/06/life-religion/im-a-transgender-jewish-man-who-had-a-baby-heres-why-i-went-public-with-my-story

JTA/By Rafi DaughertyMarch 6, 2016 2:13pm

"(JTA) — Two weeks ago, I heard a podcast in which two Jewish women named Ronna and Beverly misgendered me repeatedly and made fun of my story. This was not the first time I thought to myself, "Why did I choose this?"

To be clear, I was not asking, "Why did I choose to be transgender?"

Rather, I wondered, "Why did I choose to be this visible?""
   
Title: Re: I’m a transgender Jewish man who had a baby — here’s why I went public with my s
Post by: suzifrommd on March 06, 2016, 04:56:22 PM
Awesome article. Really well written.