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Title: This trans woman got some serious hate when she left Hasidism behind
Post by: stephaniec on November 19, 2015, 05:32:51 PM
This trans woman got some serious hate when she left Hasidism behind

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/11/19/this-trans-woman-got-some-serious-hate-when-she-left-hasidism-behind/

Pink News/By Joseph Patrick McCormick   11/19/2015

"After leaving her Hasidic roots behind, this trans woman got some awful hate directed at her.
Abby Stein, a second year student at Columbia University announced that she was leaving her Hasidic dynasty behind, and that she would transition into a woman.

The ultra-Orthodox community she left behind in Williamsburg directed some hatred towards her, but she says she is happy to have told her story and brought attention to trans issues.
After leaving her Hasidic roots behind, this trans woman got some awful hate directed at her.

Abby Stein, a second year student at Columbia University announced that she was leaving her Hasidic dynasty behind, and that she would transition into a woman.
The ultra-Orthodox community she left behind in Williamsburg directed some hatred towards her, but she says she is happy to have told her story and brought attention to trans issues."