My first transgender concert
mainI shall be in Zikhron Yaakov this afternoon for a performance of Away From Me by Boaz Ben-Moshe.
It is described as ‘a transgender cycle for soprano, flute, bassoon, guitar piano and electronics’.
It is 50 minutes long.
The composer, who will play electric guitar, is a professor at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem. The recital is part of the 21st festival of Israeli music.
I have no idea what to expect.
Any, pray, what does Netanyahu have to do with this.
He’s wiping away a tear. One of his shady deals must have fallen through. As for the music, I hope Mr. Lebrecht came back with an explanation of what transgender music actually is. Is it audibly transgender? Visibly? Performed by transgenders? Written by transgenders? After all that, who cares?
I’m reminded of the movie “Clerks” where they continually have a video playing in the background, called “Transvestites in Love”, and there’s a lot of moaning in very deep voices.
Maybe he’s getting ready to cast the beam out of his eye before considering the mote in someone else’s.
That’ll be the day!
Can’t imagine what folks would say of an announcement that went: ‘heterosexual-cisgender cycle for soprano, flute, bassoon, guitar, piano and electronics’.
Me, I’m Butch. Number 14 on the officially recognized NY city list of 31 genders.
Male rapist who identifies as female, placed in all female prison, proceeds to rape females.
And you cover your ears when someone dares to utter the simple truth: “transgenderism is a mental illness.” But this story below begs the question, who is really mentally ill, those who claim to be transgendered or thosw who believe them?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/male-rapist-who-identifies-as-female-transfers-to-womens-jail-assaults-fema
Settle down, there, Doug, and get yourself a little human compassion.
Not sure compassion is what transgenders are looking for….
You must be a really nasty person if you sympathize with rapists.
The photo is an apt depiction of the quandary Netanyahu faces. Orthodox political forces occupy a large part of his government, and yet while there is some variation in the views, Orthodox Judaism generally prohibits homosexual conduct. Historically, some acts were punishable by death.
Israel has quite progressive laws concerning homosexuality, hence the political tensions created by the growing political power of Orthodox factions.
A one-state solution could be problematic since homosexuality is condemned by many Islamic societies, though not always. Turkey legalized homosexuality in1858, and the modern Republic continued those laws when it was founded in 1923.
Same-sex activity only became legal in all jurisdictions in the USA in 2003 pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas.
Anyway, I suspect Netanyahu is in a hot seat on this issue.
In theory you could be transphobic but not homophobic. The two are very different.
If I don’t like obese transgenders, would that be trans-fat phobic?
I guess so, but might be worth overcoming the prejudice!
Quite correct Hilary. I should have been more precise.