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My LGBTQ Jewish Family Will Not Hide

JL;DR SUMMARY Milene Roche shares her journey as part of a proud LGBTQ Jewish family navigating identity, community, and belonging. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityJewish TraditionJewish EducationJewish FamilyWashington HeightsLgbtqCommunityPj LibraryParentingCuba

Places mentioned

Cuba
"I grew up as a tomboy in Cuba, in a tight-knit Jewish family."
France
"Even though I left Cuba for France when I was 18, and France for the United States when I was 45, I have fostered cofrada wherever Ive gone."
New York, United States
"I met my wife, who is also Cuban, when I was passing through New York in 2010, and we had our first child in 2020."
Washington Heights, New York, United States
"Now, we have three kids, and we live in a historically Jewish and Latino neighborhood in Manhattan called Washington Heights."

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