Transgender Category
28 Condos Later: A Zombie Purim in New York City!
By: rozele on: Mar 14,2008 In: Arts and Culture, Capacity Building, Community Building and Organizing, Corporate Greed, Economic Justice, Education, Entertainment, Events, Gay and Lesbian, Gender Variant, History, Holidays, Homelessness, Ideas, Jewish Continuity, Jewish Identity, Jewish Left, Jewish Life, Jewish Organizations, Jewish Plurality, Joy, LGBTQ, Lesbian, Local Organizing, Memory, Music, New York, Poetry, Policy, Politics, Progressive Jews, Queer, Queer Culture, Racial Justice, Sex, Sexuality, Social Action, Social Change, Social Justice, Take Action, Tradition, Transgender, Yiddish(apologies to those who aren’t living in new york city – this is an event announcement) (it seems like there are many more radical purim extravaganzas going on all over the country, though, and i’m posting this announcement in part to encourage folks to think big and exciting for next year…) this year’s eighth-or-so edition [...]
Best Sex Writing 2008 Interview about Sexuality Studies
By: Amy André on: Mar 4,2008 In: African-American, Bisexual, Film, Gender Identity, Race, Racism, Sex, Sexuality, Transgender, WritingFrom an interview I did with Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of Best Sex Writing 2008, about my essay in that book: Amy Andre has a master’s degree in human sexuality studies from San Francisco State University. She works as a sex educator and writer. What inspired your article “The Study of Sex?” I’m actually the [...]
Putting Lantos’ Support In Focus: The Murder of Sanesha Stewart
By: Cole Krawitz on: Feb 14,2008 In: Homophobia, Media Bias, Murder, Transgender, Transphobiacross-posted to jspot Yesterday, I posted about Lantos‘ support of trans communities. Later that day I was alerted to the murder of Sanesha Stewart, a 25 year old black transgender woman from the Bronx. Her murder is not an isolated incident, nor is the horrific coverage by the news media new. What I think is [...]
What You May Not Know About Lantos
By: Cole Krawitz on: Feb 13,2008 In: Gender Identity, Jewish Life, LGBTQ, Transgendercross-posted to jspot: Folks have probably heard about Rep Tom Lantos‘ passing. One tidbit you may not know yet is the support he gave to transgender folks. Emails flooded my inbox highlighting this not so well-known talking point. Here’s just one of the emails I received from the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition: NTAC Remembers a [...]
Trans, Gender Variant, and Intersex Inclusive Training for Clinicians in Providence, RI
By: Gavriel Ansara on: Feb 10,2008 In: Events, Gender, Gender Variant, Intersex, TransgenderCheck out this opportunity if you’re in the Providence, RI area! Therapy with GLB/TGI Clients: Raising Clinician Awareness and Identifying Treatment Approaches Presenters: Y. Gavriel Ansara, Liz Cantor Ph.D., Beth (Stump) Olsen Venue: Psychological Ctrs, Inc./URI Counseling Ctr Training Program Date: Friday, February 29th, 2008 Time: 8:30-4:30 a.m. Credits: 6 Continuing Education (CE) credits for [...]
Parashat Vaera–Confronting Injustice: A Jewish Model for Trans Advocacy
By: Gavriel Ansara on: Jan 5,2008 In: Gender, Torah, Transgender, ViolenceWritten for Torah Queeries: 27 Tevet 5768 Exodus 6:2 – 9:35, Comment on this essay Parashat Vaera offers deep insight into the insecurity and hesitation many of us experience when challenged to respond to injustice, providing a concrete example of the power of advocacy and the importance of being an ally. The parasha commences with [...]
Manners Equivalent to Men
By: Noach on: Jul 10,2007 In: Gender, Halacha, Ideas, Israel, Jewish Identity, Jewish Life, Jewish Plurality, Tradition, Transgender“Androgynos is in some manners equivalent to men and in some manners equivalent to women; in some manners equivalent to both men and women; and in some manners equivalent to neither men nor women.? (Mishnah Ze’raim, Bikkurim) I don’t know how many men have studied this text in yeshivah or on candlelit kitchen tables over [...]
The Gift of Safe Space: A Torah Queeries Essay on Parashat Terumah
By: Gavriel Ansara on: Feb 23,2007 In: Community Building and Organizing, Gender, Health, Holidays, Ideas, JVoices, Jewish Identity, Jewish Plurality, LGBTQ, Mizrahi, Religion, Sephardi, Spirituality, Synagogue Life, Torah, Tradition, TransgenderParashat Terumah The Gift of Safe Space by Y. Gavriel A. Levi Ansara on Saturday February 24, 2007 6 Adar 5767 Exodus 25:1 – 27:19,Shabbat Parashat Terumah opens with G-d speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai and commanding him in meticulous detail regarding the construction of the Mishkan, or “tabernacle,? the portable dwelling place of [...]
Trans Issues in Sacred Texts, Thurs Feb 22, CBST
By: Rabbi Elliot Rose Kukla on: Jan 25,2007 In: Events, Torah, TransgenderAfter Noach’s last post, I wanted to let everyone know about an upcoming class I am teaching on Transgender Education at CBST. No previous knowledge of Judaism or gender issues necessary… People of all (or no) faiths and genders welcome! The first session on Feb 22 at 6:30pm is particularly applicable to all. I would [...]
Identity and the Pattern of Creation
By: Noach on: Jan 24,2007 In: Education, Gender, Ideas, JVoices, Jewish Identity, Jewish Plurality, LGBTQ, Queer, Religion, Spirituality, Torah, Tradition, Transgender, VisionIntroduction In this brief essay, I’d like to read and think through three verses of Genesis, in order to start to establish a foundation for transgender Jewish thought. In particular, to consider hierarchy and binary opposition in the Biblical pattern of creation. (Heaven opposed and superior to Earth; Sun to Moon; Adam to Eve, etc.) [...]
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