It is impossible to not keenly feel those lost possibilities when discovering Anne Frank’s words for herself: I have craved representation for each facet of my identity in my life. New edition of Anne Frank's diary 'is the book she wanted to publish'Īfter the war we'll go ice-skating together: Anne Frank's letters to grandmaĭemeaning the memory of the Holocaust? ‘The Roast of Anne Frank’ should be shown in schools For a person with as few role models as I had, representation is everything. For some people, representation may have no impact at all, or a small impact in an otherwise normal life. We might logically understand that yes, obviously, representation is a Good Thing, but that goosebump-inducing thrill is something we cannot truly comprehend until we experience it ourselves. We never realize the impact of representation until we live it. But what if I had known all those years ago that queer Jews exist, that they have always existed? What impact would that have had on my life? It took me many years to realize how wrong I was - that Judaism would accept me as the person I am. As much as I considered taking classes and converting to Judaism, it did not feel appropriate for me as a queer person. I did not know any other queer Jewish people.
When I first became interested in Judaism as a teenager, I was also discovering that I was not quite cisgender or heterosexual. Once that sadness faded, my next response was anger, this time as a Jewish convert. Representation matters, and to discover I was denied that representation when I needed it most was all too painful. That anger was quickly followed by sadness. Read more: 'Sick and unacceptable': Netflix's satirical 'roast' of Anne Frank draws fire ■ Unopened letter sent to Anne Frank's home fetches over $11,000 at auction ■ Harvard magazine apologizes for lewd lampoon of Holocaust icon Anne Frank
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