Category: LGBTQ+
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Faith & Gender Identity in Conflict: The Mental Health Impact of Christian Upbringings and Deidentification on MTF, FTM, and Nonbinary Individuals
The following excerpts are pulled from sections of my MSW research paper focused on understanding the ways Christianity impacts the transgender community: Abstract Transgender individuals raised with Christian upbringings often experience increased psychological and spiritual distress in non-affirming religious spaces. These environments can contribute to increased depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and fears of spiritual condemnation.…
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Debunking Myths: The Truth About Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
As a MSW student, I have been spending the last two years studying the ways different systems (e.g., political, social, medical, economic, and religious) harm the transgender community. I wanted to share a few thoughts about Waldman’s op-ed because the article reinforces some misconceptions about gender-affirming care for youth.
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Gender Identity, Faith Reconstruction, Hermeneutics & Queer Theology – Father Shannon T.L. Kearns
We’re honored to learn from Father Shannon T.L. Kearns about identity formation, faith reconstruction, hermeneutics, and Queer theology. Father Kearns is the author of “In The Margins: A Transgender Man’s Journey with Scripture.” You can get this episode on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or YouTube. You can also download or listen to the full podcast episode here.
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A Christian Transgender Journey – Austen Hartke
In this week’s podcast, we’re honored to learn from Austen Hartke about coming out as transgender in seminary, the work he is doing right now to help transgender and gender-expansive Christians, and some encouraging words for Christians parents of transgender youth. You can get this episode on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or YouTube. You can also listen or download the full podcast…
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Exploring Gender & Islam: A Muslim Transgender Journey w/ Leyla Jagiella
Today, we’re honored to learn from Leyla Jagiella about her book “Among the Eunuchs: A Muslim Transgender Journey, which is published by Hurst. Her fantastic book shares the story of Leyla’s transgender journey as a Muslim woman and finding belonging among the third-gender communities in South East Asia. Her brave and insightful book explores perspectives…
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Ways to Help Transgender Teens Explore Their Gender & Faith
What should you do if your teen comes out as transgender? What are ways to support them in their transition, while also helping them grow in their faith? Many parents struggle to understand ways to support their their transgender teenager, especially if they think that it’s just a phase of gender exploration, or a mild…
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Loving Scripture, Theology & Our LGBTQ Community
Are you interested in learning about ways to better love (and create safer spiritual homes) for LGBTQ+ Christians? In this episode, we’re honored to learn from Bridget Eileen Rivera about her journey growing up in Reformed Baptist church, coming out, and ways the church can better love and care for LGBTQ+ Christians. In fact, this…
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On Writing, Coming Out & Finding Belonging – Dr. Gregory Coles
During this podcast season, we’ve been exploring ways our ethnic identity, church traditions and personal experiences can impact our theology, scriptural understanding, and the churches we attend. Last week, Dr. Vince Bantu talked with us about ancient African Christianity, the Black church and the importance of diverse representation in church leadership (and why that’s key…