The New Progressive Christian Transgender Woman

My travel’s during the first part of this year has been one of practical ministry and a full plate of justice. What I have gleaned from these experiences is that we, that is, you and I are our best advocate. This was never made as true as when I visited Washington D. C. this past week for transgender lobby days. The justice we seek is a justice we fight for in the halls of congress, Supreme Court, the White House and the Church.

As a student who has chosen to answer the call of God this call is serious because the unjust policies supported by some right wing, conservative extremists seek to diminish, demise and kill anyone that doesn’t conform to their way of looking at the world. The senators and representative get tons of emails, letters and phone calls from right wing operatives that seek to take any rights away that those of us on the progressive side have. Some of them seemingly operate from a position of apocalyptic fear as if the world would fall apart based on who we sleep, what our gender is to begin with.

If we seek a just and fair world we must fight for it. There really isn’t any other way than to struggle and fight for every last piece of cultural/societal real estate. Not to fight for what we believe is just and fair would be caving in to the very hatred we deplore. Further this is not just our fight but a generational fight for our children and grandchildren.

Now these words could sound similar to the words used by those on the right who are fearful an afraid but the difference is that I write from a point of grace, love and dialogue where all of God’s creation are embraced for who they are regardless of race, gender, sexuality, class, ethnicity or orientation. Finally if we are to walk in the footsteps of Jesus then we must love all people because each person is a manifestation of God’s thought, precious in God’s sight and highly favored.