J.E. Reich

He also took into account the undercurrent of homophobia and transphobia that were evident in the many, many calls that she made, in the many, many, many threats against me, which nobody really had. That was incredibly impactful, especially in a Florida courtroom.

I think of it as being human, taking into consideration the many, many factors of this case, especially because the caller is a woman of color, which adds so many complexities and layers. It's not as clear cut as a white supremacist targeting a Jewish family. He took her mental health into account and showed compassion for her. Everybody deserves health care in this country.

I think of it as being human, taking into consideration the many, many factors of this case, especially because the caller is a woman of color, which adds so many complexities and layers. It's not as clear cut as a white supremacist targeting a Jewish family. He took her mental health into account and showed compassion for her. Everybody deserves health care in this country.

I think of it as being human, taking into consideration the many, many factors of this case, especially because the caller is a woman of color, which adds so many complexities and layers. It's not as clear cut as a white supremacist targeting a Jewish family. He took her mental health into account and showed compassion for her. Everybody deserves health care in this country.

I'm a proud Jew, a proud queer person, and a proud transmasculine and non-binary person. I bleed. I cry. I have a name. And I am here today to prove, despite the defendant's best attempts, that she has not erased me. When the calls started, my bones were already riddled with grief. There were days it seemed I could hardly stand.

I'm a proud Jew, a proud queer person, and a proud transmasculine and non-binary person. I bleed. I cry. I have a name. And I am here today to prove, despite the defendant's best attempts, that she has not erased me. When the calls started, my bones were already riddled with grief. There were days it seemed I could hardly stand.

I'm a proud Jew, a proud queer person, and a proud transmasculine and non-binary person. I bleed. I cry. I have a name. And I am here today to prove, despite the defendant's best attempts, that she has not erased me. When the calls started, my bones were already riddled with grief. There were days it seemed I could hardly stand.

People who I went to high school with, people who also grew up in Squirrel Hill, which is the neighborhood where Tree of Life was situated. And I tried to respond, thank you so much. I'm happy that this helped you in some way.

People who I went to high school with, people who also grew up in Squirrel Hill, which is the neighborhood where Tree of Life was situated. And I tried to respond, thank you so much. I'm happy that this helped you in some way.

People who I went to high school with, people who also grew up in Squirrel Hill, which is the neighborhood where Tree of Life was situated. And I tried to respond, thank you so much. I'm happy that this helped you in some way.

I braced myself for a deluge of hate mail just because I'm a writer, I'm a journalist, and I am a veteran at this point of those types of messages that are anti-Semitic, homophobic, or transphobic in nature. Sometimes it's all three. What I was very surprised about was how few negative messages I received in response to the episode.

I braced myself for a deluge of hate mail just because I'm a writer, I'm a journalist, and I am a veteran at this point of those types of messages that are anti-Semitic, homophobic, or transphobic in nature. Sometimes it's all three. What I was very surprised about was how few negative messages I received in response to the episode.

I braced myself for a deluge of hate mail just because I'm a writer, I'm a journalist, and I am a veteran at this point of those types of messages that are anti-Semitic, homophobic, or transphobic in nature. Sometimes it's all three. What I was very surprised about was how few negative messages I received in response to the episode.

It had been a scant few months since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting on October 27th, 2018, the worst anti-Semitic massacre on American soil. This was my synagogue. I knew the victims. They were the parents and grandparents of middle school friends, the familiar faces that greeted me at shul. Later, I heard stories from survivors.

It had been a scant few months since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting on October 27th, 2018, the worst anti-Semitic massacre on American soil. This was my synagogue. I knew the victims. They were the parents and grandparents of middle school friends, the familiar faces that greeted me at shul. Later, I heard stories from survivors.

It had been a scant few months since the Tree of Life synagogue shooting on October 27th, 2018, the worst anti-Semitic massacre on American soil. This was my synagogue. I knew the victims. They were the parents and grandparents of middle school friends, the familiar faces that greeted me at shul. Later, I heard stories from survivors.

So it is a travesty that she didn't get that. And I was glad that he said that too. It was reflective of what me and my mother and my stepfather as victims believe.

So it is a travesty that she didn't get that. And I was glad that he said that too. It was reflective of what me and my mother and my stepfather as victims believe.

So it is a travesty that she didn't get that. And I was glad that he said that too. It was reflective of what me and my mother and my stepfather as victims believe.

One, a family friend, told me that after he had hidden in a bathroom and waited until the wild and brittle sound of gunfire ceased, he stepped out into a bright space and saw Cecil Rosenthal adrift in a pool of blood. My stepfather and mother would most likely have been there, if not for certain mitigating circumstances.