A pastor who is also the mother of a trans son explained why visibility is critical to transgender people’s happiness. “Being seen, insisting on visibility, is not a matter of ego, ‘wokeness,’ or ...
When Joanna Whaley calls potential donors to her campaign for Michigan state representative, she often faces a thorny problem. Awkward exchanges occur when an old friend or colleague is unaware that ...
There's a trans pastor in San Francisco who has fostered change by ministering to a congregation in the Outer Sunset, an area of the city not known for its wealth of LGBTQ institutions. The Reverend ...
A transgender person who runs a ministry for the homeless was installed last weekend as the spiritual leader at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of San Francisco, making them one of the few trans ...
New York-based Pastor Phillippa Phaneuf has come out as a trans woman in a moving service. The Methodist pastor at North Chili United Methodist Church in Rochester, New York, came out during the ...
This story was originally published in Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. “Why can’t you f**king talk to me?” Beatrice Cox screamed at her father. “Why can’t you look me in ...
The Rev. Andi Woodworth, believed to be the first transgender pastor to address the Georgia House during its morning devotional prayer, told members to heed Scripture in the New Testament and “love ...
A transgender Lutheran pastor in southern California said the Bible “wasn’t written for 2024” as part of an effort to create a more inclusive version of the church for the LGBT community. Drew Stever, ...
Jacque Chanel, the pastor of Brazil’s first trans church, is seen on October 25, 2021 – Copyright POOL/AFP/File Olivier DOULIERY When her mother asked an ...
The Republican-controlled Georgia legislature ended its session in March without passing any anti-LGBTQ+ bills — and a groundbreaking transgender minister believes she contributed just a little to ...