Abby Stein

"Personally I also identify as a Jewish Atheist, which is that from a philosophical perspective I think that there is no reason to claim that the world has a divine creator, or divine providence. Howev…"

"I say to a lot of people who struggle — they're always afraid how it's going to affect their family — and to me it's always family is really important, but there has to be a 'you' that can be part of …"

"There is no straight way to not being straight. We all have different stories."

"Being trans in some ways is very similar to being an atheist, in that some people don’t grasp it. People that come from different backgrounds just , “What do you mean you don’t believe in God?” They d…"

"To some extent, leaving the community was even harder than transitioning. I had no idea what I was getting into. I didn't know anyone, couldn't speak the language, and didn't have an education. I didn…"

"People use religion, dogma, community as an excuse to justify their own intolerance, or their own phobia from something that doesn't fit into their conceived notions of gender and of identity."

"It’s past talking time. The time to say: ‘We’ll pray, and we’ll be fine’ is long over."

"I wanted to show that if you claim being trans is unacceptable in traditional Judaism, well, here is a community that is not just okay with accepting me as I am, but is celebrating with me, rejoicing …"