johnskylar:teal-deer:micdotcom:Conservative rabbis pass resolution supporting trans rightsThe Rabbin
johnskylar:teal-deer:micdotcom:Conservative rabbis pass resolution supporting trans rightsThe Rabbinical Assembly, made up of 1,700 rabbis, stated that all those who identify as transgender will be identified with the name, gender and pronoun of their choosing, and those will be used when they are called to recite the Torah. Also full recognition and accommodation for transgender people within the religious institution will be made. Three Christian denominations have also taken a stand in support of trans rights.Woah. @johnskylar, can you unpack this for me a bit? It sounds awesome.It’s actually easier theologically to be trans accepting than tolerant of, say, being gay. The Talmud discusses some identities akin to the modern trans identity and is somewhat positive about them, with at least one opinion saying that someone who becomes a different gender should be treated as that gender. I feel like intolerance of trans people by homophobic theologies has largely been a matter of political association rather than doctrinal prohibition. -- source link
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