GC2012: The Episcopal Church Goes Transgender
GC2012: The Episcopal Church Goes Transgender
News Analysis
Michael Heidt in Indianapolis
www.virtueonline.org
July 9, 2012
After the House of Bishops passed resolutions D019 and D002, with the House of Deputies concurring on Monday, July 9, the Episcopal Church has become the first Christian denomination in history to officially affirm transgender sexuality and allow people who have had sex-changes, or "gender reassignment surgery," to apply to be clergy.
Both Houses of the General Convention warmly welcomed this amendment to the church's canon law, which now holds that "gender identity" and its "expression" should not exclude people from "the life of the church at any level."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
News Analysis
Michael Heidt in Indianapolis
www.virtueonline.org
July 9, 2012
After the House of Bishops passed resolutions D019 and D002, with the House of Deputies concurring on Monday, July 9, the Episcopal Church has become the first Christian denomination in history to officially affirm transgender sexuality and allow people who have had sex-changes, or "gender reassignment surgery," to apply to be clergy.
Both Houses of the General Convention warmly welcomed this amendment to the church's canon law, which now holds that "gender identity" and its "expression" should not exclude people from "the life of the church at any level."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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