Transgender Issues - Christianity, Gender & Sexuality

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2010 Equality Act

Includes gender reassignment as a protected characteristic

<p>Includes gender reassignment as a protected characteristic</p>
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Early Church - Gender Reassignment

- Strongly condemned those who underwent surgery to modify their sex

- Ordination to the priesthood = Not permitted for eunuchs

<p>- Strongly condemned those who underwent surgery to modify their sex</p><p>- Ordination to the priesthood = Not permitted for eunuchs</p>
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Eunuch

Castrated male

<p>Castrated male</p>
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What does the Bible say about changing gender ?

Nothing

<p>Nothing</p>
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Supporting Denominations

Liberal Protestants & Church of England

<p>Liberal Protestants &amp; Church of England</p>
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Denominations Against Gender Reassignment

- Fundamentalist Protestants

- Catholicism

<p>- Fundamentalist Protestants</p><p>- Catholicism</p>
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Liberal Protestants & Church of England

- Accept transgender people and transgender rights

- Many denominations accept transgender ministers: since 2000, they have continued their ministry and are accepted for ordination

- Marriage = Permitted where one member of the couple is transgender

- Special naming ceremonies are proposed for transgender members

<p>- Accept transgender people and transgender rights</p><p>- Many denominations accept transgender ministers: since 2000, they have continued their ministry and are accepted for ordination</p><p>- Marriage = Permitted where one member of the couple is transgender</p><p>- Special naming ceremonies are proposed for transgender members</p>
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Fundamentalist Protestants

- God alone decides gender

- Since he does not make any mistakes, it is an act of rebellion against God to change it

<p>- God alone decides gender</p><p>- Since he does not make any mistakes, it is an act of rebellion against God to change it</p>
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Catholicism

- Rejects changing gender

- Report issued in 2000 said that surgery did NOT change the identity of the person

- Might be permissible in extreme cases, e.g. being intersex

- Marriage of transgender people can never be valid

<p>- Rejects changing gender</p><p>- Report issued in 2000 said that surgery did NOT change the identity of the person</p><p>- Might be permissible in extreme cases, e.g. being intersex</p><p>- Marriage of transgender people can never be valid</p>