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How evangelical Q conferences miss the mark on all matters LGBT
By Eliel Cruz — May 6, 2016
(RNS) Organizers say the conferences allow difficult conversations across ideological and theological lines. But that's not always the case.
#BoycottTarget reaches 500,000 signers
By Timothy C. Morgan — April 25, 2016
(RNS) The campaign follows Target's announcement that transgender customers may use the restroom that “corresponds with their gender identity.
Louisiana governor signs order protecting LGBT rights, calls it ‘good for business’
By Reuters — April 14, 2016
The order breaks the pattern of Southern states passing laws to limit same-sex marriage rights and ban transgender people from personal choice in which public restroom to use.
Mississippi enacts law allowing gays to be denied services
By Reuters — April 5, 2016
Critics say the "Religious Liberty Accommodation Act" is discriminatory and unconstitutional. The governors of Georgia and Virginia vetoed similar bills.
Catholic school reconsiders transgender student ban
By Aysha Khan — March 8, 2016
(RNS) After the community backlash, the school "has been exploring ways in which it might provide reasonable accommodations for transgender students," officials said.
Beyond bathrooms: Christians need to get a clue on transgender issues (COMMENTARY)
By Jonathan Merritt — November 12, 2015
(RNS) A few Christians out there are trying to think deeply about transgender people. We talk in-depth with two of them.
US Reform Jews adopt sweeping transgender rights policy
By Reuters — November 5, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) The resolution calls for congregations to offer cultural training for religious school staff, sermons on transgender issues and gender-neutral restrooms.
No ‘therapy,’ but Jesus can change LGBT lives, say evangelical leaders
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 6, 2015
(RNS) The Rev. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Seminary, said reparative therapy is a "superficial” response to the "struggle" people face in dealing with homosexuality and transgender identity. But he still thinks gays can change.
Transgender Latina tells her story at Philadelphia workshop
By Anne Marie Hankins — September 26, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) “Every time a faith leader speaks out against sexual diversity, a transgender woman is killed in my community,” said Nicole Santamaria, a Roman Catholic intersex woman from El Salvador.
Evangelical transgender conference rejects notion that gender identity can change
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 21, 2015
(RNS) But transgender voices weren't invited to the sold out event, to be headlined by Southern Baptist conservative Rev. Albert Mohler.
Kentucky clerk issued marriage license to a transgender couple
By Mike Wynn — September 3, 2015
MOREHEAD, Ky. — Camryn Colen, who is transgender, and his wife Alexis, who identifies as pan sexual, said Davis’ office provided the license on Feb. 26 without asking to see Camryn’s birth certificate, which still identifies him as female.
Vatican says transgender man cannot be a godparent
By Rosie Scammell — September 3, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Alex Salinas was born a woman but has since undergone hormone therapy and has a male ID in Spain. His local bishop and the Vatican rejected the family’s request to have Salinas as a godfather.
In Catholic Colombia, LGBT people find growing acceptance
By Chris Herlinger — August 24, 2015
BOGOTA, Colombia (RNS) Not long ago, the thought of a transgender person speaking openly to a Catholic priest here would have seemed unthinkable. Now cultural shifts are making way for LGBT acceptance.
PHOTOS: For trans Muslims in Malaysia, daily life brings struggles, triumphs
By Alexandra Radu — July 28, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (RNS) Islamic law forbids cross-dressing, and Malaysia's government has a zero-tolerance policy toward transgender issues.
For transgender Jews, the ritual bath is fraught with questions about inclusion
By Lauren Markoe — July 23, 2015
(RNS) As difficult as it may be for anyone to disrobe at mikvah, the transgender person may struggle with a far more intense anxiety.
