Episode 11: Transgender woman & activist, Abby Stein (pt.1)
For episode 11 (part one) of The Good Edit, host Rebecca Davis speaks with transgender woman, activist, author, rabbi, speaker and educator, Abby Stein.
In the first instalment of this two-part gritty and grounded conversation, they explore:
Abby's experience of growing up in Williamsburg's Ultra-Orthodox Vizhnitz community
The relationship between Abby and her parents; their royal Chasidic status
"Feeling different": grappling with religious, gender and sexual identity - all while presenting as an Ultra-Orthodox, cisgender, male Rabbi.
Abby's Exodus: wrestling with leaving the community, why it seemed almost impossible - but finding the courage to do it anyway.
Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app.
EPISODE RESOURCES: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE QUESTIONING THEIR ULTRA-ORTHODOX/ORTHODOX IDENTITY
Pathways Melbourne (Australia): SMS 0403 822 406 for a callback; or e-mail info@pathwaysmelbourne.org.
Footsteps (US): Call 877-783-7755 or e-mail info@footstepsorg.org
Hillel (Israel): E-mail info@hillel.org.il
Mavar (UK): Call 020 8144 5074; or e-mail alex@mavar.org.uk
GesherEU (UK): Call 0800 998 9753; or e-mail help@geshereu.org.uk
EPISODE RESOURCES: DEPRESSION
If your life is in immediate danger, call 000 now
Lifeline Australia. Call: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue. Call: 1300 22 46 36
EPISODE LINKS
Follow Abby Stein on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
Purchase Abby's Stein's book, 'Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman' (published by Seal Press).
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CREDITS
Founder, Host, Producer: Rebecca Davis
Editor & Sound Engineer: Saul Muscatel