What Judaism REALLY says about transgenderism
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Hi, I am a transgender, although a rather religious type of one. I am male, born male, but I am ok with it. I'm just a feminine one at that, I like doing things that women usually do, and i am a care taker in my family. I never wished to have a uterus or get pregnant or anything biologically female... but the typical feminine things, I've always been drawn to them, and I'm happy doing them (like getting my nails done, my hair, dancing, being free spirit, joyful...), i feel in my best. I have gone through cosmetic procedures to have a more feminine face, to look like a woman, so people do not mistreat me, and I have better chances of finding a job, etc, but non invasive ones, nothing extreme. So i'm not the classic transexual type, i'm more of just a transvestite.. I have found peace in my self accepting both my male body and my feminine personality and self expression. None of my problems have to do with being this way, I don't experience existencial suffering because of my gender situation ... just perhaps with the loneliness of being different but I've found in spirituality a way to cope with this...in general, my life is peaceful and i'm very grateful. anyway, just my perspective as someone who is transgender but do my best to be close to God and to live in peace...perhaps a perspective that is not very known in the public perception.
As a psychotherapist, I had a client who transitioned from female to male. I was not treating him for a gender transition. When I first met her, she was in a lesbian relationship, and I was doing couple’s therapy. They moved to Seattle. In Seattle, my client, let’s call her/him X, discovered the trans community, and decided that being a “butch” lesbian was the best she could do, but that her soul (she didn’t use that word) was masculine. So she began the process of transitioning from she to he. His female partner accepted it. Tragically, she died of illness, while still in her thirties. X decided to move back to Minnesota. He was well on the way to transitioning, dressing in male clothes, using hormones, had changed his name. Over the next few years he had major surgeries to remake his body. The hardest part of working with him, on other issues, was changing his pronouns. When his voice changed, it was easier. He believes he was always a man, somehow trapped in a woman’s body. Although I am very empathic, I could never really understand what it was like to be him. In his sixties now, he is having serious health problems, which I believe are due to the drastic surgeries he went through to change his body. So the question that occurs to me is, is it possible that he was a male soul in a female body.
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This was well presented and makes perfect sense. Unfortunately, those who are so confused about this issue deny the existence of a soul to begin with.
Respectfully, I listened to this twice and I felt as if this rabbi ultimately didn’t say anything about the subject of Judaism on transgenderism. There seemed to be a lot of jumping around, going from “what is a man” to “sexual dysfunction” and disjointed analogies (the president having the power to veto equates to people getting nothing done because everyone just debates all day. Vetoes are implemented by the president if he disagrees with a majority-based decision made by congress) perhaps someone can help me make his discussion sensical? I felt as if nothing was accomplished here on the topic.
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When humans started playing God with DNA manipulation they became to corrupt . how do they think they can improve on what God crested
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Very interesting . You've left me wanting to hear more. Much more.
A brilliant delivery of wisdom, thank you. 😊.
Mr. Rabbi Manis Friedman, hope you like honesty. You are very modern mensch. I am proud of you to be so actual regarding your topics you talk about. תודה רבה.
My jewish teachers taught me that our bodies are a gift from God so we must look after them. Self harm is a sin. It's why we don't even allow tattoos. Trans surgeries and drugs mutilate and sterilize these kids. It's clear.
I think that people who want to change their gender are searching for their own authenticity.
Thanks for the answers. We need them.
The final statement was really profound.