Queering the Seder

For me my Judaism and Queer identity are completely intertwined and at no other time is that more apparent than during Passover.  The exodus from Egypt is a story of protest, self determination,  and freedom. Themes that play out again and again in the history of our people, and these themes are also central to the LGBTQ struggle. 

When we left Egypt it said we were a mixed multitude,  the same is true today for both Jew's and for the Queer community

וְגַם־עֵ֥רֶב רַ֖ב עָלָ֣ה אִתָּ֑ם וְצֹ֣אן וּבָקָ֔ר מִקְנֶ֖ה כָּבֵ֥ד מְאֹֽד׃

Moreover, a mixed multitude went up with them, and very much livestock, both flocks and herds.

Exodus 12:38

Just as Moses went to Pharaoh pleading for him to release the Israelites many people have raised their voices and continue to speak out against the injustices faced by the LGBTQ population. And those who dare to hold us down face plagues of their own.

"Hell hath no fury like a drag queen scorned"

Sylvia Rivera


haggadah Section: Introduction