Abby Stein Quotes

Society expects trans women to be perfect the way they expect all women to be perfect.

I always say: I believe in Judaism more than I believe in god. [Interviewer: What do you mean by that?] Belief is maybe a very strong word. I’d say I relate to Judaism more.

There is no straight way to not being straight. We (Queer individuals) all have different stories.

I wanted to show that if you claim being trans is unacceptable in traditional Judaism, well, here is a community that is not just okay with accepting me as I am, but is celebrating with me, rejoicing with me. What I’m hoping is that by sharing my story, others in the same situation will realize that you can have your name changed in a synagogue. There are so many synagogues where you can’t, but there are also those where you can — the Jewish Reform movement, the Conservative movement. Within Orthodoxy, there’s still a long way to go. Every time something like this is done, it’s one step closer to acceptance for everyone.

(on the Women's March:) "We are coming together with unity, not uniformity."

It’s past talking time. The time to say: ‘We’ll pray, and we’ll be fine’ is long over.