I was an academic scientist at Penn State in February 2020, when I became the target of an online mob for tweeting about transgender identity. I shared a link to an article from the Guardian with the accompanying quote: “Sweden’s Board of Health and Welfare confirmed a 1,500% rise between 2008 and 2018 in gender dysphoria diagnoses among 13- to 17-year-olds born as girls.” My commentary was brief: “Two words: social contagion.” SEE LINK ABOVE TO READ THE ARTCLE
Zionist Jewish Talmud – Rabbinic Law Legal and RITUAL Distinctions
The Jewish Talmud recognizes more than two gender categories, because rabbinic law focuses on legal and ritual distinctions, not modern identity labels. These categories appear in discussions of inheritance, modesty laws, ritual obligations, and bodily development.
Jewish Book Council: Trans Talmud: Androgynes and Eunuchs in Rabbinic Literature
Rabbinical Assembly – TRANSGENDER JEWS AND HALAKHAH1
My Jewish Learning – The Seven Genders in the Talmud
JTA – The 8 Genders of the Talmud
Jewish Rhode Island – Lessons on gender acceptance from the Talmud and Torah
