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  Transgender Jews Force Denominations to Change — Even Orthodox

  Online article that describes the challenges to Jewish law and practice that transgender (and gender non-confirming) Jews pose to American congregations.
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  CCAR RESPONSA: Circumcision of a Transgender Female

  Responsa from the Central Conference of American Rabbis about whether to circumcise trans women converts to Judaism.
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  CCAR RESPONSA 5750.8: Conversion and Marriage after Transsexual Surgery

  Responsa by the Central Conference of American Rabbis on accepting transgender people for conversion.
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  I’m a Jewish Convert. I’m Also an Atheist.

  Blog in which author, who is a trans convert, describes experience of conversion and atheism.
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  I Felt Like an Imposter as a Jewish Convert. Then I Started Baking Bagels.

  Blog in which author discusses experiences as trans convert feeling with impostor syndrome.
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  Supporting Integrity: Pastoral Care for Conversion and Transition

  Article discussing lessons that can be learned from supporting converts and trans folks, and these processes providing support for each other.
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  Living “Stealth,” As a Convert and a Trans Person

  A trans convert reflects on the dynamics of "coming out" as trans and Jewish, and living "stealth" as both of these.
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  I’m a Transgender Peace Activist Who Converted to Judaism. I Wasn’t Expecting My Fellow Progressives to Turn on Me.

  Opinion piece discussing politics, activism, and being a trans convert.
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  How Converting to Orthodox Judaism is Like Being Transgender

  Blog post by non-trans, non-convert discussing similarities between gender transition and converting to Judaism.
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  May we perform a conversion for a transgender individual for whom milah/ hatafat dam brit poses a sakanah?

  Jewish responsa about the question of conversion and circumcision for a trans person. Published from the Trans Halakha Project.