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Trans Minister Alex McNeill on Trans Survival and Trans Flourishing

Straight White American Jesus

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The Presbyterian Church in the 20 Years Since 1997

In 1997, a restrictive amendment was put into our church's constitution that explicitly specifically prohibited openly gay and lesbian people from being ordained. Over the next 13 years, groups like more like Presbyterians and others joined together to try and change this restrictive policy. In 2014, 2015, changed language to allow pastors to marry same-sex couples; in 2018, we expanded to add trans language around trans people.

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