Entertainment, TV, Celebrity, Culture

Follow @2Paragraphs
  • Daily Edition
    • Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA]Hillary Clinton Says Real ‘Pro-Life’ Advocates Need These 5 Things
    • Rep. Lauren BoebertLauren Boebert Slams Joe Biden Blooper, “We Like Babies”
    • Ted CruzTed Cruz Stuns Liberals With Savage TikTok Interrogation, “Go Ted!”
  • Business
    • Sen. Elizabeth WarrenSen. Elizabeth Warren Laughs at Bank CEOs Doing Their Own Stress Tests
    • Randi ZuckerbergRandi Zuckerberg Sarcastically Mocks Crypto Boys Club
    • Daymond JohnDaymond John Drops Elon Musk Icebreaker on Twitter, ‘Money v. Meeting’
  • Culture
    • Penelope CruzPenélope Cruz Stuns in Strapless Corset Mini Dress, ‘Looks Like Teenager’
    • David Hasselhoff’s Daughter Flaunts Curves in Bikini, ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’
    • Lili ReinhartLili Reinhart Strikes Sexy Pose in Satin Bra, ‘Marilyn Monroe 2.0’
  • Sports
    • Naomi Osaka, US Open 2020Naomi Osaka Flaunts Bare Belly in Crop Top, Reveals Victoria’s Secret Collab
    • Gov Greg AbbottTexas Gov. Greg Abbott Picks Alabama Over Houston, Fails Politics 101
    • Michael_Jordan_and_Barack_ObamaBarack Obama Knocks Out #1 Seed Purdue In NCAA Round 2, ‘A Crime’
  • Food
    • Jennifer GarnerJennifer Garner Reveals Her Favorite ‘Dry January’ Treat at Home
    • Dark ChocolateAre Dark Chocolate Fears Overblown? Cadmium, California, and “Ouch, Ouch” Disease
    • Wendy's restaurantWendy’s New Riddle Stumps Social Media — “Chili in Philly?”
  • Interviews
    • Cranberries_in_a_bucketDo Cranberries Really Help UTI? A Doctor Answers With New Evidence
    • Lauren Lovett The Speech Ring InventorVideo: The Speech Ring Inventor on Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
    • Surge first out gay superhero in the moviesFirst Out Gay Movie Superhero Surge Speaks on Humor, Responsibility
  • Cool Stuff
    • Ice-T on LAW & ORDER: SVU (Virginia Sherwood/NBC)Ice-T’s Wife Flaunts Brand New Range Rover With Front Seat Refrigerator
    • Bergdorf Goodman 5th Avenue store in NYCChristian Louboutin Reveals 3.5″ Spring Mules With ‘Vibrant Red’ Nail Polish
    • Cardi_BCardi B Says She Hit Jackpot With $30,000 Chanel Slot Machine Bag
  • Contact
  • Privacy

A Female Father of 3: Joy Ladin’s Transformation

by 2Paragraphs in Fresh | February 26, 2013

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • More
  • Linkedin
  • Reddit
  • Email

Imagine you leave work one semester as a man but when you return to the classroom a few semesters later you are a woman. Imagine trying to smile through this gender transition if you teach at a conservative religious institution where gender roles are clearly delineated. And, just for kicks, imagine what your second day would be like if your first day back at work at Yeshiva University Stern College for Women was heralded on the front page of the New York Post with the headline, “Ye-She-Va.” Instead of imagining, you could read Joy Ladin’s dignified testimony. “I am surrounded by love,” she writes. And she means it.

Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey between Genders recounts the author’s transformation from Jay Ladin (father of three, prize-winning teacher, and poet) to Joy Ladin. As Joy she’s still all of those things and yet she’s someone else entirely. On her journey she howls at the walls and tears at her own flesh with lengthening nails; she coldly contemplates suicide at the appropriate time for a life insurance claim; and she talks to God in her “gratitude bath” every night of a debilitating and unexplained illness in the middle of 2009, months after the Post headline.

–excerpted from a review by DAN FRIEDMAN at frontpsych.com

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • More
  • Linkedin
  • Reddit
  • Email

Congress Members Ask NCAA about Killer Energy Drinks

A Little Like Frankenstein's

Load More

  • Recent
  • Trending
  • Popular
  • Retraction
  • Alarm ClockTake Back Some Time: Shopping and Cleaning Conveniences For Your Life
  • David Monniaux [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia CommonsSprings, Creeks, Rivers, and Ocean — California’s Deer Creek Watershed
  • Oulds, D C (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsDon’t Be Scared By Ghost of Socialism, Says Cold War Era American
  • All About Choosing That Perfect Dress
2paragraphs on APPLE NEWS | 2paragraphs Amazon Shop | SEE MORE 2paragraphs ARTICLES
  • About 2paragraphs
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Dedication
  • Map
  • Fresh
  • Law
  • How-To
  • Personal
  • Books

© 2012-2023, 2paragraphs Productions, LLC

  • Buffer
  • Diggit
  • Email
  • More
  • Facebook
  • Flattr
  • Google+
  • Linkedin
  • Pinterest
  • Print
  • Reddit
  • Stumble
  • tumblr
  • Twitter
  • VK
  • WhatsApp
  • Yummly
  • Xing