Joy Ladin — Gender and the Syntax of Being: Identity and Transition

On Being : Joy Ladin — Gender and the Syntax of Being: Identity and Transition Image
On Being : Joy Ladin — Gender and the Syntax of Being: Identity and Transition Image

Joy Ladin — Gender and the Syntax of Being: Identity and Transition

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Gender defines us from the moment we’re born. But how is that related to the lifelong work of being at home in ourselves? For as far back as Joy Ladin can remember, her body didn’t match her soul. We explore this question through her story of transition from male to female — in an orthodox Jewish world.