tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post2627020578568993476..comments2023-07-08T09:08:14.478-04:00Comments on Divinity is in the Details: Hey, are you Orthodox?ZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389399563327644386noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-62982550535569301452007-03-29T18:33:00.000-04:002007-03-29T18:33:00.000-04:00:) pretty much.I don't ID as queer, but I don't ID...:) pretty much.<BR/><BR/>I don't ID as queer, but I don't ID as straight either, at least not without an involved conversation on how we're gonna define straight. <BR/><BR/>I don't ID as ortho either. thing is, when people asked me if I was ortho, I *did* feel a need to explain that I'm not exactly ortho. <BR/>However, between my eating habits ("can I have a garden salad without onions or croutons please?"), my davening habits (yeah 6am shacharit!) and shabbos observance, I'm certain anyone who I didn't explain otherwise to read that all as ortho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-22589673868334871682007-03-29T18:01:00.000-04:002007-03-29T18:01:00.000-04:00for being both ortho and queer!(I know, I know, yo...for being both ortho and queer!<BR/><BR/>(I know, I know, you dont ID as queer, but its nice when folks are ok with others seeing them as queer, and not needing to insist that they are straight.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-89714886057285236452007-03-28T19:40:00.000-04:002007-03-28T19:40:00.000-04:00CoA- thanks for the cheer. but what exactly is it...CoA- thanks for the cheer. but what exactly is it for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-34614023146326585162007-03-27T20:44:00.000-04:002007-03-27T20:44:00.000-04:00go rebecca!!!!go rebecca!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-4084564577643726192007-03-26T21:56:00.000-04:002007-03-26T21:56:00.000-04:00due to various circumstances I suspect a good chun...due to various circumstances I suspect a good chunk of the ASB trip I just went on would tell you that I'm both :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-42464350080571212007-03-26T18:09:00.000-04:002007-03-26T18:09:00.000-04:00In what respect is it relevant to ask someone who...In what respect is it relevant to ask someone who wants to participate in the birkhat mazon (the prayer giving thanks and showing appreciation to G.d and community after a mean) what their orientation towards traditional Judaism is? I can only imagine a circumstance where a person being considered for the honor of being the shaliach tzibbur (representative of the prayer group) might not be mindful of the intentions of those present because of their gender. Alternately, the people choosing the shaliach tzibbur might not be willing to choose someone based on gender/sex-biased, anti-egalitarian, or anti-pluralist prejudices.Aharoniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022525754530676948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-4136791091340179392007-03-26T12:02:00.000-04:002007-03-26T12:02:00.000-04:00So wait a second. Did you just out Rob?If he's no...So wait a second. Did you just out Rob?<BR/><BR/>If he's not Orthodox then he must be gay. Right?<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>and a CommunistSam Felderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11077759984106072490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12959942.post-11977712922786573482007-03-26T01:36:00.000-04:002007-03-26T01:36:00.000-04:00It may be a small slice, but both of those assumpt...It may be a small slice, but both of those assumptions are put on me with some frequency. While I do not identify as either gay or orthodox, I am MUCH more offended when someone presumes I am orthodox, than when someone presumes I am gay. While I do not identify as gay, I am proud to be counted as an ally and member of that community, but I am certainly not proud to be associated with orthodoxy. I do not wish to paint all of orthodoxy with a negative image, but in general I think gay communities support lots of good things in this world, and orthodox communities support a lot of VERY BAD things.<BR/><BR/>Mostly, the whole thing is annoying. So many i-dont-believe-in-labels liberals cannot comprehend religious and sexual identities that do not fit in little boxes. Oy!Chorus of Apeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408481444277244082noreply@blogger.com