Transgender

For they know not what they do.

“For They Know Not What They Do”: Re-examining the tenuous relationship between the LGBT and Christian worlds

By pwsbuilder / July 8, 2020 / Comments Off on “For They Know Not What They Do”: Re-examining the tenuous relationship between the LGBT and Christian worlds

In 2007, the sitting President, George W. Bush, was an evangelical Christian Republican who professed the belief that marriage “is between a man and a woman,” and had in recent memory backed a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage at a national level. President-to-be Barack Obama, an upstart liberal Democrat, would soon state on…

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Being alone with God: Reflections on The Soul of the Stranger

By pwsbuilder / March 31, 2020 / Comments Off on Being alone with God: Reflections on The Soul of the Stranger

[Above: Joy Ladin reads at the Intersections office on March 10, 2020] On March 10, 2020, Believe Out Loud and Intersections hosted author and academic Joy Ladin in our New York office for a reading and discussion celebrating her book The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective. It was…

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How I Learned To Embrace My Bisexuality

By pwsbuilder / February 19, 2019 / Comments Off on How I Learned To Embrace My Bisexuality

When one of my oldest, closest friends came out to me as transgender, I immediately resolved to become the best transgender ally I could be. Preferred pronouns, how to be of help, how to introduce him to people—I tried to do as much research and become as well versed as I could for him. I…

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10 Resources For Trans Students

By pwsbuilder / February 13, 2019 / Comments Off on 10 Resources For Trans Students

NCTE’s School Action Resource Center Link: http://www.transequality.org/schoolaction Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students: Your Rights at School Link: http://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/kyr/KYR-Schools-May-2016.pdf Transgender Students and School Bathrooms: Frequently Asked Questions Link: https://www.genderspectrum.org/BathroomFAQ/ Schools In Transition A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools Link: https://www.genderspectrum.org/staging/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Schools-in-Transition-2015.pdf Trans-Inclusive Classroom Tips From using correct pronouns to challenging transphobia, this trans-specific resource…

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Begin To Receive

By pwsbuilder / January 7, 2019 / Comments Off on Begin To Receive

I have begun to give…begin to possess. (Deut 2:31) What could God be possibly giving to me, that I am to possess? And as I think about that, it’s interesting that it is more than just “receive”. It is possess. I think other translations talk about conquering. Funny words “conquer” and “possess”. I have to…

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By pwsbuilder / March 28, 2018 / Comments Off on All Categories Post
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Trans People Are More Than the Violence Done to Us

By pwsbuilder / November 20, 2017 / Comments Off on Trans People Are More Than the Violence Done to Us

I’m not a big fan of Trans Day of Remembrance. It’s a hard day for me and many other trans people. Marking a day to “remember those we’ve lost” feels like a misnomer. Most of us never forget the violence and abuse that our community members have experienced—largely because it is happening, right now. How…

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4 Reasons NOT To Host A Transgender Day of Remembrance Service At Your Church

By pwsbuilder / November 15, 2017 / Comments Off on 4 Reasons NOT To Host A Transgender Day of Remembrance Service At Your Church

“Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day for stories to be told and scripts to be rewritten. It’s a chance to reach out and come together against the dehumanizing violence that haunts our communities. Love is a call as well as a response, but most of all love is an action.”  –Angelica Ross As Transgender…

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Transgender Woman’s Ministry Continued Long After She Left Priesthood

By pwsbuilder / September 13, 2017 / Comments Off on Transgender Woman’s Ministry Continued Long After She Left Priesthood

If you have not heard of Nancy Ledins, who passed away in July at age 84, her story is very much worth reading if you are concerned with Catholic LGBT issues. Prior to her transition, Ledins was an ordained Roman Catholic priest for ten years. A member of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, she…

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We Need More Than Outrage

By pwsbuilder / August 23, 2017 / Comments Off on We Need More Than Outrage

This week has been a challenge. Whenever violence erupts and floods our streets, floods our airwaves, I know I may have to get creative about ways to meet my basic needs and function well enough to hold onto some kind of security in my life. It’s exponentially more complicated because I already occupy tenuous, vulnerable…

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