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Title: Gender identity sought between pages of Gemara
Post by: Shana A on August 05, 2010, 11:16:18 AM
Post by: Shana A on August 05, 2010, 11:16:18 AM
Gender identity sought between pages of Gemara
Questions raised about G.'s gender identity shared only with God. 'Only He was there,' says G. Today, as Orthodox woman, G. says proudly, 'It's possible to be transgender and religious'
Danny Adino Ababa
Published: 08.04.10, 21:31 / Israel Jewish Scene
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3925476,00.html (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3925476,00.html)
G. was born to a religious family. For years, just like everyone else, he went to synagogue, attended a religious youth group, and studied in a religious school. However, deep inside him, the feeling that he is really a woman, and not a man, nagged at him.
Just five years ago, G. decided to break out of the accepted norms and become transgender. Today, G. is a religious Orthodox woman who keeps mitzvoth and goes to synagogue, where she sits in the women's section.
Questions raised about G.'s gender identity shared only with God. 'Only He was there,' says G. Today, as Orthodox woman, G. says proudly, 'It's possible to be transgender and religious'
Danny Adino Ababa
Published: 08.04.10, 21:31 / Israel Jewish Scene
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3925476,00.html (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3925476,00.html)
G. was born to a religious family. For years, just like everyone else, he went to synagogue, attended a religious youth group, and studied in a religious school. However, deep inside him, the feeling that he is really a woman, and not a man, nagged at him.
Just five years ago, G. decided to break out of the accepted norms and become transgender. Today, G. is a religious Orthodox woman who keeps mitzvoth and goes to synagogue, where she sits in the women's section.