transgender people
Being a pastor for trans people
"A trans person's story has some unique elements, but the work of pastoral care remains essentially the same."
Elizabeth Palmer interviews Tracy Nolan
How do you hold together your trans identity and your life of faith?
Nine trans Christians tell their stories.
With bathroom bills, the state is telling people who they are
Bathroom bills. The phrase’s bouncy, alliterative nature, plus just the word bathroom, makes it somehow seem light, frivolous . . . oh, it’s just about the bathroom.
It’s not.
Phantom threats
Several recent state-level legislative efforts have something in common: they are solutions in search of a problem.
North Carolina's absurd anti-discrimination bill isn't the final word
I love North Carolina. I’m not a native, but I’ve been here for a while now. The midwesterner in me still thrills at the possibility of a day trip to the mountains or the beach. I regularly try to convince my friends to move here. It’s a great place, I tell them … except for the state legislature.
Last week, the legislature outdid itself in embarrassing the state in front of the rest of the country, a feat it has perfected in recent years.
Transparent need
A TV show can present a minority group as "respectable" or as people who are as screwed up as anyone else. Transparent goes with option two.