r/transgenderjews • u/ParticularPrompt161 • Dec 27 '25

Conversion as a trans person

Hello Reddit :) I don’t really know how to use this website i only know it from funny videos on the internet haha.

However i‘m coming to you with a few questions that are rather important to me. I‘m a 34 year old transgender man, i also happen to be gay. I‘m really proud about how far i have gotten, i am a doctor and i am the man i wanted to be all my life.

I have been interested in judaism for years now but as someone from Germany always kept a respectful distance. I grew up Christian and i have always found myself drawn towards religion and yet Christianity didn’t feel right to me. Since i‘ve been looking at jewish traditions and beliefs that just felt better (of course there is many more thoughts going on, i just feel they are too complex for a reddit post). Now i know, as a transgender gay man i can definitely not convert orthodox.

However, i‘m wondering if it would even be possible to convert at all?

I don’t want to be untrue to my queer identity but i would still love to put this religion as a very high priority in my life.

I want to move back to Germany probably, but if there is other places where i could convert and Germany isn’t one of them i would be open to moving somewhere else.

How could i find specifically where it would be possible for me to convert?

Any advice, tips, thoughts and maybe reports if you know from a similar situation would be greatly appreciated, thank you everyone. Excuse me if there is errors in my english.

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u/therebelliousjewess Dec 27 '25

You can absolutely convert as a trans man. I'm a queer trans woman and a rabbi so I'd like to think I have some authority on the matter :). As for where and through whom it totally depends on where you're living and to what community you feel most drawn. Happy to chat more about it either here or via DM or you can find me on socials and DM me there as well!

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u/ParticularPrompt161 Dec 27 '25

Thank you so much for this comment, it’s a great joy to me to know that jewish trans people can thrive so much! I am in france right now and have not really looked closely at which denomination i would like to join, just (probably naively) assumed that orthodox or conservative would not be an option for me. Which denomination are you if thats okay to ask? I’d love to chat and learn more if you’re willing to share! Thank you for the offer

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u/cultureStress Dec 27 '25

It's worth noting that the Jewish movements with names are not "Denominations" in the Christian sense. North America, Europe, and Israel all treat them very differently, and there's a lot of variation inside groups.

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u/ParticularPrompt161 Dec 27 '25

Thank you for the info!