Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. It was first held November 20, 1999, marking the anniversary of Rita Hester’s death, an African American trans woman who was killed in her apartment. Now on...
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How the Oakland Stake Center now has Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
If you’ve ever been to the Oakland, California temple, you may recall there being two large buildings: one is the visitor’s center, and the other is a large, misshapen building that looks and is...
A Trans Blessing, part 2
Guest post by Victoria Hutchings, President of the Bay Area Chapter of Affirmation Issac’s trans blessing was in good hands with my friend Kimberly leading, my only job was to find folx to fill...
A Trans Blessing, part 1
A couple of years ago, I wrote about the women’s blessing I and a few of my ward sisters did for my oldest’s baptism, right after the confirmation. Today I’d like to share about...
Our Church Needs More Transgender Members
(Edit from the author: Just to be extra clear, my audience in this blog post is the general membership of the church, to remind them what *we* are missing out on when we...
Guest Post: A Letter to President Oaks
By Kris Irvin Dear President Oaks, My name is Kris and I am a 32 year-old lifelong member of the Church. I live in the Salt Lake Valley along with my husband of 12...
Guest Post: Response of a Home Teacher to my Coming Out as Transgender – A lesson on Charity
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility and we are sharing a guest post from Linda Gifford which documents her home teacher’s (HT) response to her coming out, and her reply. She shares an...
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