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Reflecting on Transgender Awareness Week in 2021

Hannah Bender, Eliana Rubin, Rabbi Kelly Whitehead, Rachel Klein
Transgender Awareness Week is a chance to educate the public. It is important for people who are not part of the trans community to understand the oppression transgender and gender-expansive people face every day. While it is always important to affirm trans identities, Transgender Awareness Week provides an opportunity to center the voices of trans and gender-expansive people.

A Quick Guide to Pronouns

Here are a few frequently asked questions about pronouns, their relation to gender, and how to properly use them.

Share Your Gender Pronouns: It's a Sign of Welcome!

April Baskin, Cantor Shira Stanford-Asiyo

Connecting with others can be awkward, so we seek out people like us. This strategy can limit our experiences and cut us off from others across lines of difference.