Resources for Trans and queer Jews:
Trans Torah http://www.transtorah.org/
Svara - a “traditionally radical” queer yeshiva https://svara.org/
Non Binary Hebrew Project https://www.nonbinaryhebrew.com/
Keshet https://www.keshetonline.org/
Eshel http://www.eshelonline.org/
Institute for Judaism, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity http://ijso.huc.edu/
Queer Mikveh Project https://rebekaherevstudio.com/queer-mikveh-project
Toratah (Her Torah) https://www.beittoratah.org/
Xai, How Are You Podcast https://twitter.com/xaihowareyou
“Tim Tum” at the Queer Zine Project https://archive.qzap.org/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/408
Fringes https://fringeshavurah.com
Acknowledgements:
If not quoted directly, these Jewish thinkers and outlets have been beneficial to me:
Rabbi Benay Lappe, Dr. Max Strassfeld, Binya Koatz, Jericho Vincent, Xava de Cordova, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Rabbi Ruti Regan, Rabbi Matt Green, Rabbi Becky Silverstein, Rabbi Sandra Lawson, Rabbi Emily Cohen, Yael Kanarek, Abby Stein, Joy Ladin, Rena Yehuda Newman, Rabbi Elliot Kukla
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