‘Holy Transness’: U. Iowa Grad Student Says 34 Early Christian Saints Were Transgender

‘Holy transness’: U. Iowa grad student says 34 early Christian saints were transgender

Christians should ‘embrace transness as an essential part of its values,’ she says Christianity is not “anti-trans,” and there are early church saints to prove it, a University of Iowa graduate student wrote recently. In her piece at The Conversation, Sarah Barringer said scholars have identified at least 34 “transgender saints” in early Christianity – evidence that “not all Christians are… Source

GLAAD Says Transgender Hate Is Up. Turns Out They Count Protests As Hate ‘Incidents.’

A leading pro-LGBT group this week published a report on “anti-LGBTQ incidents” in the United States. It’s incredibly shocking — but not in the way you’d think.GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) reported more than 932 hate incidents across the country over the year that ended May 1. The group also claims that “anti-trans hate hit a record high” and that “52% of all incidents were targeting transgender and gender nonconforming peop…