Happy Jew Year! What Getting Dressed Up Means For Some Trans & Queer Jews
http://www.refinery29.com/queer-rosh-hashanah
SEP 15, 2015 1:00 PM HANNAH SIMPSON
Mom called to wish me luck the night before. "What are you wearing?" she asked. I described what I had planned — a dress, something simple. "You could also wear pants, you know," she reminded me. That wasn't me anymore. Dressing up for the Jewish High Holidays is surprisingly nuanced and complicated. Dress clothes and formalwear are part of the story, but queer, non-binary, and transgender Jews often find further significance in their choice of outfit and style.
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