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Nov 2011 17

Transgender Remembrance Day: An Open Letter

All of us, trans and ally alike, deserve to thrive; to bring our fullest, most vibrant versions of ourselves into the world. Transphobia, the fear or hatred of trans and gender variant people, makes that impossible for many trans people— sometimes by cutting words, cold shoulders, exclusion, discrimination and sometimes by violence.

View the original at Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
Transgender Remembrance Day: An Open Letter
Nov 2011 15

Transgender Day of Remembrance

In the meantime, I would like to share some thoughts about Trans Day of Remembrance which takes place in hundreds of locations around the globe on or around November 20 each year (details on the Colorado observance below).

View the original at Boulder Jewish News
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Sep 2011 28

On Not Letting Ourselves Off the Hook

Helping folks locate themselves in Jewish tradition, religion, history, to help them understand why Jewish existence and identity might be relevant and even valuable, especially when Jewish education seldom mirrors the realities of Jewish life, namely, issues as complicated as gender and sexuality. It’s difficult to do that work, and it is even more difficult to do it well, but this year, let’s not let ourselves off the hook.

View the original at JewishJournal.com
On Not Letting Ourselves Off the Hook