Religious Institution Accepts Transgender Professor
http://transworkplace.blogspot.com/2008/09/religious-institution-accepts.html (http://transworkplace.blogspot.com/2008/09/religious-institution-accepts.html)
9/9/2008
At Yeshiva University in New York City, an Orthodox Jewish institution
(and my alma mater), a professor has transitioned from male to female
and the story is in the news this week. The story began two years ago,
when the award-winning Fulbright scholar-poet (who used to teach at
Princeton), Joy Ladin, notified the school that she was planning to
transition. She went on leave last year, and is returning this year
for the first time as a female. While the school appeared initially to
have been unsure what to do, the administration has now accepted her
back without public comment. Teachers and students appear to be
largely supportive. Below is a clip from a local television station,
CW11, which asked me for an interview.