The biggest Jewish movement in North America has endorsed a policy to
embrace transgender people and to campaign against discrimination in a
move hailed as a historic step.
The biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism, meeting in Orlando, Florida,
overwhelmingly backed a motion on Thursday detailing specific steps to
be taken by synagogues and congregations. They include the adoption of
gender-neutral language and the provision of gender-neutral restrooms,
as well as training and education.
“We’re very proud of taking this step and know it has great meaning
for our congregations,” said Barbara Weinstein of the Washington-based
Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism. “It’s both extremely significant and a natural evolution of who we are.”
The new policy was in keeping with the welcome Reform Judaism had offered to lesbian and gay congregants for decades, she added.
Catherine Bell of Keshet, a grassroots LGBT Jewish campaign group,
said: “We applaud this historic resolution.” It was a far-reaching
statement from the largest Jewish denomination in North America, she
added.
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