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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Throughout our lives as we explore the world around us, we also discover elements of ourselves. For the LGBTIQ community the process of coming out, transitioning, and experimenting with gender and sexual identity may come with public or private struggles for acceptance, some which may be difficult or painful. Through ritual we can honor the range of emotions and experiences along this journey, support each other to become our true and best selves, and celebrate what makes each of us special and unique.
 

Latest Rituals

A prayer honoring all people and connections to be recited on Pride Shabbat or any day

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Looking forward to a day when all loving couples can rejoice under the huppah in a marriage recognized by federal and state law

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A helpful guide from our friends at TransfaithOnline that includes quick tips for transgender allies

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A ritual meant for a couple to really see each other, as if for the first time, on their wedding day

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Name changes can be both liberating and intimidating. Taking a brief moment to recognize the holiness of the act, and to affirm the dignity of the recipient of the new name, can be transformative.

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Prayer for Jewish parents as they name, welcome, and make first decisions about gender for their child

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A prayer for coming out and coming home

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Praying for the courage to be me

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We remember those whose lives were lost, and pray for a more tolerant and just future

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A ritual to mark gender transition and celebrate freedom

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