#lgbt Jews

[bsof-maarav]

Once during covid I zoomed into an event at my childhood shul. There was an older totally normie heterosexual married couple attending who had labeled themselves "The Goldstein Family* (they/them)" to indicate the plural...and to this day nothing is purer or funnier to me than this.

*not their actual name

[malificandy]

[yenteleh]

I have such a complicated relationship with tznius.

I’ve spent a few years planning to pursue Orthodox conversion, but as I grew more confident in my identity, I realized that this lifestyle is not for me and that I’m not willing to compromise certain aspects of my identity to fit into this world.

Still, I’ve internalized some viewpoints and still have great appreciation for certain aspects of orthodox philosophy and theology. I’ve followed the traditional understanding of tznius on and off over the years but I’ve been very inconsistent with it. Part of the reason is that the on-and-off gender dysphoria I experience has made it uncomfortable to exercise modesty in a way that others would assume I should.

In my (masorti) community I only know one woman who dresses tznius, since it’s not such a central aspect of daily observance. If I wear skirts/dresses, it’s natural for me to go with midi/maxi length but that’s not such a common occurrence these days as I find myself with a somewhat androgynous presentation as a semi-out nonbinary person. Part of what draws me to tznius is that I want to be visibly religious and this is such a straightforward way that also fulfills a mitzva. I know that men have their own tznius guidelines as well, but I don’t identify as one and it wouldn’t feel like I’m doing much, if that makes sense?

All that to say is, how can I reconcile my gender nonconformity with my religious identity as a Jew-in-progress in terms of how I look? I’m eight months into the process and I feel I should have stuff like that already figured out.

[jewishautism]

Trans jews!! or lesbian jews (especially other trans lesbians) I want to follow you!!! i just need to follow more jewish queer people :D

[gay-jewish-bucky]

ONE OF US ONE OF US

[weeby-monster-the-bastard]

just had mouth surgery today and I'm healing very fast. Anyway, I'm getting ready for Yom Kippur!!! ^^ I have another name it is Aslan I only have it on paper when I sign something

[magnetothemagnificent]

Every time a prominent LGBTQ Jewish figure/organization spreads the misinformation about the "Six/eight genders", I lose more of my sanity.

[lowresolutioncryptid]

I’ve been seeing a lot of terfs deny the very clear link between trans exclusionism and nvzism/white supremacy simply because they do not understand the history behind it. ignorance is not a legitimate excuse to perpetuate systems of white supremacy. And it is further testament to the harm that banning critical race theory and queer studies in schools is doing to y’all’s brains. Because if I’m being completely honest, I’m seeing an alarming amount of self-identified terfs and radfems who are legit STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE. My blog is 18+, not for children, anyone under 18 gets immediately blocked. Anyway…

Transphobia and anti-blackness are historically linked and continue, to this day, to be overlapping forms of systemic oppression. Black trans women, specifically, have higher murder rates than any other group. Both trans and black people statistically face more medical discrimination than cis and white people, respectively. The combination of both of these marginalized identities forms a particular and very sinister intersection of oppression.

Not only do both of these systems of privilege work to uphold the social and structural power of cis people and white people.. biological essentialism and transphobia also, historically, were used to define the beliefs of white supremacy and race essentialism. Race essentialism is the false belief that it is “natural order” for whites to oppress other races. For centuries, white “philosophers” made up a whole list of pseudoscientific “reasons” WHY they believed racism was “natural”. One of them was the idea that “distinct and separate biological sexes were the mark of a more evolved race-“ meaning the white race.. they compared European patriarchal sex roles and gender roles to the matriarchal cultures and gender variance that they observed in communities of color.

I have seen terfs accuse people who bring up this historical fact of “masculinizing” black women and women of color, which is a very real issue, but in this case and with historical context, that is a misunderstanding and most of the time is being said by people who want to silence trans people and shut down any criticism of terfism.

Acknowledging the thousands of years of acceptance of gender variance and third/fourth gender categories within pre-colonial African, Indigenous, Latin, Asian, & Middle eastern cultures, is not to blame for the masculinization of women of color, and as a matter of fact: the invention and enforcement of Eurocentric gender roles REQUIRES and RELIES on the masculinization of women of color in order to uphold white women’s place within white supremist systems as the “ideal of femininity” that they can then weaponize against women of color when they do not adhere to those Eurocentric standards.

During times of enslavement and segregation, black women were forced, legally and socially, to conform to very strict Eurocentric femininity standards in order to avoid harassment and violence, and if they deviated from these norms and codes they were dehumanized, masculinized, and were “made into examples” of white femininity being “superior”. Gender roles and biological essentialism do not exist in a vacuum outside of the white supremist systems that they were created within and invented to maintain. To imply that all women share the same experiences within these systems is akin to saying “I don’t see color”.. it’s denying the lived experiences of people of color.

Most gays are familiar with the symbol of the pink triangle, the badge worn by LGBT victims of ww2 concentration camps, but the transgender victims are often overlooked..

“Hitler’s Nazi government, however, brutally targeted the trans community, deporting many trans people to concentration camps and wiping out vibrant community structures.” - Museum of Jewish Heritage.

The US holocaust memorial museum that holds remembrance vigils for the victims persecuted by the nazis, under the Obama administration, included both gay men and transgender people in their list of victims. However, under the Trump administration this was changed to only include gay men. When asked about this change one of the museum’s head curators responded that because trans people were viewed by the nazis as indistinguishable from gay men that they are “included” with the definition. This is an obvious cop-out. The other reason that they gave was that the term “transgender” was only officially coined in the 1980’s, despite the thriving population of German trans people and gender-nonconforming subcultures that pre-date the nazi control of Germany.

Ancient Judaism recognizes at least six (6) distinct sex categories and gender roles, our women fulfilling “traditionally masculine” roles and vice versa.. this is a direct threat and opposition to nazism which relies on Eurocentric patriarchal gender roles. White women serve one purpose within nazi ranks: BIOLOGICAL incubators for white babies. If you don’t have 1) European genetic material 2) biological capabilities of reproduction (vagina, womb, mammaries) to be exploited for domestic labor, you are not considered a “true” woman by nazis. “Woman” being defined within nazism by biological, reproductive traits is so eerily similar to terf’s definition of woman that the only explanation for still perpetuating these ideas that I can think of, other than apathy or being full blown nazis, would be ignorance and historical illiteracy. The systemic eradication and erasure of trans and gender-nonconforming people by the nazi party was essential in maintaining these standards at a structural level, as well as the reinforcement of these false beliefs within popular culture. In order to maintain that false image of “dominance” “supremacy”, they had to invent a subclass that was then deemed “inferior” by their own standards.

When trans people of color and trans Jews are explicitly telling y’all that the harmful rhetoric you spread about trans people has DIRECT historical links to white supremacy and nazism, and (whether intentionally or unintentionally) upholds these systems that are killing us, it’s not your place to dig your heels into the ground and come up with excuses. It’s your place to listen and reevaluate your views.

[pinkcarabiner]

i'm spending this rainy evening journaling about little instances of jewish lesbian joy!! i'm not gonna dump my writing onto all of you, but please know that i love all jewish sapphics unconditionally💗💗💗

andddd as always, my dms are open and i love making friends

[gay-jewish-bucky]

Is he... y'know... a friend of Yenta? 💅

[leora-bat-esh-kakholah]

We did it gang. One more week of being a goy. I can’t believe it’s almost here. 🥹

[daloy-politsey]

I'm A Fat Lesbian

I’m a fat lesbian. Words said to myself every night, My fingertips skimming the stretch marks on my hips. Whip wounds that I, myself, administered,  Punishing, punishing, punishing for  My body, my brain, my desire

Fat.  Overflows with negative connotations.  Adverts tell of fat-free yogurt, fat-free milk,  Everything completely fat-free.  Except for me.  Fat fills out every crevice of my body,  from my cheeks to my thighs.  Completely putrid. 

Lesbian. A swear word, My cousin told me. The pride never came.  My therapist asks me to rank it, One to five,  Every visit. Most days it is a one.

Shame, on the other hand, Is always at least a four. I know her eyebrows furrow, Trying to understand  Why I refuse to be proud,  Why I cry  When I remember that no one will ever love me.  Who could love fat?  Who could overcome their own shame to love a lesbian? The shame consumes me. 

I get comfort, Sometimes, When I see another fat lesbian Walking down the street, Wife in tow. I get comfort, Lighting Havdalah candles, Separating the holy from the ordinary, Knowing that I, myself, am holy, And that this pain will not last in the world to come.

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[magnetothemagnificent]

If you're not a queer Jew, patience is a virtue :)