Published: 7 February 2017
Last updated: 4 March 2024
UK judge makes clear his struggle and regret in ruling that transgender woman cannot see children for fear they will be ostracised. Evidence provided by the mother suggested that the children would be barred from attending Orthodox Jewish schools if they had contact with their transgender parent.
Transgender woman denied contact with her ultra-Orthodox Jewish children – Holly Watt – The Guardian 31.01.17
‘Despite its antiquity, Jewish law is no more than 3,500 years old, while gender dysphoria will doubtless have existed throughout the 120,000 years that homo sapiens have been on earth. Both sides of the question must therefore receive careful attention.’
And see:
Gender and Torah – towards a deeper understanding January 3, 2017
Orthodox wrestle with Jewish law and transgender issues April 12, 2016
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