"In particular, I want to proclaim to my transgender siblings that I believe in a God who knows your name, even if that name hasn't been chosen yet. I believe in a God who calls you a beloved daughter even if your parents insist you'll always be their son. A God who blesses you and gives you a home even if you're not welcome in the place you used to call home. A God whose relentless creativity invites you to become who you were created to be, even if you have to risk everything to do it." -- Rev. Junia R. Joplin (jrjoplin), 2020-06-14 (video) (quoted in "A trans Christian minister came out in a sermon. Now, she’s bracing for what comes next" by Emily St. James (
emilyvdw), 2020-06-26)
[This coming Thursday, 2022-03-31, is the annual International Transgender Day of Visibility.]