Category Archives: Trans

Washington Post: ‘I’m a transgender Republican. My party has betrayed me.’

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Luke Ford

Jennifer Williams: “GOP politicians should focus on creating equality of opportunity, not locking the transgender community out of the American dream.”

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The North Carolina Legal Battle and the Its Larger Message for the Jewish People

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Avrohom Gordon writes: It’s described all over mainstream media as the North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law – intentionally creating a picture of old-time Southern bigotry, conjuring up images of signs in North Carolina establishments that bar people from entrance or … Continue reading →

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America’s Bright Transgendered Future

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comment: …sort of mind boggling: A newly formed pro-transgender political action committee has sent out a questionnaire to each of the major 2016 presidential candidates — but only Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has responded. The Trans United Fund, launched in … Continue reading →

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Transgender Bathrooms Are a Human Rights Struggle – and a Jewish Imperative

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Luke Ford

Chaim Amalek writes: “To be fair, it is not as though non-orthodox rabbis are the only clerics in the West who have embraced this cause. There are plenty of Christian pastors who have as well, and the sympathy of the … Continue reading →

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Jewish Groups Cheer Obama’s Transgender Protections

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Luke Ford

Why do Jewish groups care about the transgendered? Because a society that will tolerate trannies deciding which sex they are and which bathroom they will use are more likely to tolerate Jews. There’s nothing in Torah about protecting transgendered rights. … Continue reading →

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