From Whom Do We Learn History? Why Queer Community Needs Texts More Than Other Communities
From Whom Do We Learn History? Why Queer Community Needs Texts More Than Other Communities
Parashat Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22)
This chapter describes the Parashat Devarim of Deuteronomy, which features Moses recounting a history of the Jews' experiences over the past forty years. He recount the story of the Israelites' Exodus from Egypt, the gaining of the commandments, and then the many struggles of their sojourn in the desert. In particular, Moses admonishes that their journey is not always a glorious history—despite a few miracles and triumphs, the wandering in the desert was largely marked by struggle, failure, and disappointment. This act of exhortation must be upheld by queer people as well. Given that LGBT people do not have family members to pass their traditional values on the younger queer community; queers must resort to books and community elders as the “bearers of their historical consciousness.”
Keywords: Parashat Devarim, Deuteronomy, LGBT people, queer people, queer community, Moses
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