I’m a young adult and I’m very close to my parents. I love them a lot, and I know they love me, too, and they express that they’re proud of me. However, I feel totally crushed when they communicate disappointment over my passion and involvement in the LGBT community.

Some of this is for sure just lingering from my childhood. I came out at age 12 and I had a lot of fights with my mom as a younger teenager about religion and LGBT stuff. At the time, I kind of experienced their religious disagreement with LGBT people as a form of emotional abandonment. They seemed to be embarrassed when I was “mistaken” as the opposite sex in public, and they wanted me to conform more to female gender roles (like wearing makeup and different clothes).

I have totally forgiven my parents for these things, because I realize that they were raised in a different time. They want the best for me, and from their perspective, living as straight and cisgender is the only lifestyle that is in line with biblical ethics - and thus, I think they believe that this is the way to true fulfillment and happiness. So I no longer feel anger towards them.

At the same time, they aren’t very thrilled about me doing an internship with my city’s gay/lesbian organization. They’ve avoided verbalizing this to me (which I think is really a sign that they’re trying to maintain peace in our relationship, and they clearly want to respect my autonomy as an adult). However, last night my mom did ask me if the organization’s “values” are in line with mine as a Christian. I expressed that I believe the organization does important work for our community, and I asked her how the organization stands against her own values.

She basically explained that she thinks gay pride is not good, because we shouldn’t take pride in gender or sexual orientation. Instead, we should surrender our identities to Jesus and uplift Him as Lord above everything.

Even though she was very careful with her words and told me that she doesn’t see me as any less of a Christian because of my involvement in the LGBT community, this really crushed me. I went into fight or flight and I’ve just been battling with a lot of anxiety and feeling very hopeless since this conversation.

I don’t know how to move on past my old emotional trauma and embrace the present. I want to be able to accept the fact that my parents will never “agree” with LGBT stuff, and I want to move past their approval of me being the thing that determines my self worth. My need for their validation is just so deeply internalized. When we have these conversations, I begin to spiral; I feel that they would be better off without me, because I can never be the straight and cisgender child they imagined I would be.

I ask because i think i would like being a spirit-but only if my spirit has a gender (a nonbinary gender like juxera). I don’t necessarily hate being in a body it’s just that I wish I could be perceived as similar to a woman but not exactly a woman.

My question is not out of malicious intent and I genuinely want to know the truth. Am I sinning by being transgender? (According to the bible) I would like to know the reasoning behind the answer. I am genuinely curious and I am very uncertain as to what the answer is

I ask because I’m so romantically lonely. I feel like I don’t fit in with guys or girls because I have autism but I feel like I’m similar to women but not quite (my gender is bigender-im a guy and juxera). I don’t have any transgender/nonbinary Christian friends and im struggling with living in an unaccepting house.

Hi friends, I’ve recently due to familial experiences, with the recent election, stepping away from politics altogether, not participating in any way shape or form, have come to the possible reason as to why there is so much division between the church and lgbtq people. I believe most of it is politically charged. And politics in it of itself is rooted in a divisive culture, meanwhile, the Bible says multiple times how divisiveness is not allowed nor is it tolerated, for we all united as one in the eyes of Christ. But yet, there is not much compassion in the church towards people like us. It’s like they skim over most books in the Bible and focus on the two verses from the mosaic law. It blows my mind.

My aunt is a Christian science professor and she told me absolutely there is no trans gene...despite the fact studies are inconclusive and that also thyroids has been demonstrated as a possible cause and trans brain too is a possible cause...studies really show inconclusive so I wonder...

Hi, this sub is awesome and full of very supportive, loving people. I hope this question does not come off as weird. Have just been reflecting on how Scripture has fewer mentions prohibiting trans behavior than homosexual behavior, and some very conservative countries allow sex-reassignment surgery but not homosexuality. So it's possible that people who are cisgender and lesbian/gay will seek transition to be in a superficially heterosexual relationship, rather than to affirm their most authentic gender identity. This strikes me as a deep social injustice.

It shouldn't be one or the other--God made all His children and loves us all the same. And hormone treatment during gender transitioning can change which gender a person is attracted to. I just hope it is just as easy to be homosexual as it is to acheive gender transition... both are desires of the heart given by God.

Any trans Christians who found their sexuality changed post-transition, and which direction it went in?

I have been attending a church that is 40 mins from my home. I became a member 1 year ago. They are a part of the United Church of Christ (UCC). They are a older congregation. I am 57 and one of the younger members. They have openly embraced and loved me from day one. I had a member this week, he is 86 I think. He sought me out to apologize for using a gendered term that to me is neutral. But he told me he felt bad all week for what he said. I assured him that I felt no malice from what he said. He was not the first to have a slip up. All of them felt bad and apologized. I love my church.

I've been out of the closet for about eight years now, going on nine (FtM). And throughout those eight years, I've fought to feel comfortable in my own skin in my own house. Everything was an argument, with my family. Pronoun change, name change, appearance change. I had to fight with my own family. They made me feel like I was asking for too much.

When I needed support the most, my family turned their backs on me. I had to learn to dissociate from the world around me in order to make it this long, to live in my head.

I feel like I don't have a family, just people who happen to live with me. I don't want to cut them off, family means a lot to me, and without them I'd have nobody.

I know God probably is doing this to me to teach me how to not depend on the validation of others, but I'd really like to be given at least some support. Somebody who will listen. I'm tired of not being heard in my own home. What IS home, anymore? I am grateful I have a roof over my head, but I don't feel safe, here.

These people beat down my confidence and then get upset when I struggle to socialize properly. I want to heal.

I just want to be somebody's son. I just want a parent who has my back, and a brother who sees me for who I am. No more dirty looks, no more eye rolling, no more looking at me like I am delusional and unintelligent.

I need strength. I'm currently home from university for the week, I need the strength to make it through. I hate it here. I want to go back to college, away from them. Home doesn't feel like home.

I feel so alone. I've been trying to get back into my faith, but it's just been so hard to do that. It feels weird for me to start praying again.

Please, if you're reading this and you plan to become a parent, or if you have a relative who plans to have a child, never make them feel the way I'm feeling. Show them love, and acceptance that is unconditional. Nobody should be going through this amount of pain. It isn't fair.

If I am correct the Christian belif Is our soul is created at the same time we are fertilized if thjs is true then we don't exist until we are born which leads to suggest we are not just a bunch of souls in a que jumping into womans wombs. If this is the case then it also supports transgenderism because how could we decide what we are if we need to be born first to see that. What I find strange is trans people only make 1% and yet 99% seems fine with thier sex and has no issue with jt. Yet there is 1% of us that do. And yet it's assumed in this society that we are gentically coded to think a certain way such as people assuming if your born female your automocially coded to be a woman but the crazy catch is thier is so many variants of femmjne you could say it's infinite same thing with masculinity. And this is where they whole oh if you don't think like a man because your born male then your mentally ill for wanting to be female because people assuming your breaking some biological programing when in reality all it does is produce hormones and sexually reproduce to the way it was coded to do. This is why my dad said I am mentally ill for wanting to be female.

And yet do you feel the 1% us trans people are the ones who get screws where used one to many times for political agendas against us. And then we constantly get kicked out or mentioned negatively in Christianity.

Why did God have to give me a double edge sword I didn't get the body I wanted and I didn't even get the parents who are supportive of me wanting to correct myself to the body I wanted. This really feels like.

So it's like I never felt like I won in life and i didn't even win at being the sex I wanted to be either i didn't win at having the type of parents I wanted either. I mean my parents said it's selfish but I didn't ask to be born and the way I was born did I they choose to make me and I didn't have much ot a choice in this. Only thing i got out of this was a loving and supportive sister.

I offer this as a centering devotional, with humility.

The letters, IC XC NIKA are a Greek Christgram for “Jesus Christ Conquers” and is found on all uncut loaves of Communion bread in the Byzantine tradition.

That every cis woman gets to do what they want and not be judged for it while me a trans woman I just get hated by society and the transphobic people just see me as a man using being a woman as a Halloween costume. I understand woman also face sexism and thier own struggles as woman do face misogynistic people. However I rather deal with misogyny then transphobic people.

It's been years since I tried on a dress and well. And well I bought a nice sweater dress to try on yesterday and I freaked loved it felt so nice almost made me want to ever wear pants again. I started crying when I knew I had to take off and hide It because of how my parents are. And my dad almost caught me yesterday too xd.

I can't belive thats what I been missing on and it made me so happy. My sister said I looked good in it to and to be careful of course.

I just feel in a sense I got cheated i wanted to do girly things with my sister that sister would usually do although perhaps I could still in the future.

I believe that Christ saved me back in 2015. I have a very deep faith in God. Through my spiritual awaking, God showed me the truth of His Word, and it is this: God sent his Son into the world to pay the sin debt for all mankind and in the fullness of time he will save all humanity. Me, you, everyone. As in Adam, all die; so also in Christ shall all be made alive. This is the True Gospel of Christ Jesus! I reject the teachings of Eternal Conscious Torment (Hell) and Annihilationism. Research "Universal Salvation" or "Salvation of All Mankind through Christ" for more information on this topic.

About a year and a half ago my "egg" broke. I am still in the closet atm. I have only told a few close friends and two of my cousins. Why would God give me faith years ago, and gender dysphoria now? Why do I want to transition after receiving faith? I am currently 38 years old, but the signs have been there my while life. Way too much to get into in this post. Ok, so I began doing research, and this is where I am at currently...Oh and btw, I believe I only have authority to teach on m2f transgenders specifically, and not the LGBTQ+ as a whole because I still believe that homosexuality is an abomination to God because the Bible clearly teaches it IMO. You are free to disagree with me on this because God gives each of us our own measure of faith.

The closest thing in the Bible to a m2f transgender is a eunuch. I believe they are one in the same. Just a new word we call the same concept. So going forward, when I say "eunuch" think "m2f transgender."

A eunuch is a castrated male. When done before puberty, eunuchs will mature very feminine and have higher pitched voices like women do. They have been emasculated, or stripped of everything masculine and appear more feminine. I also hold the believe that gender can only come in two forms, masculine and feminine. God created males and females. If one strips away masculinity, they have to become feminine. So what did Christ have to say about eunuchs?

Matthew 19:11-12

“Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”

Now most Christians believe this means either abstinence, or refraining from marriage, because it was a response to the disciples about if it is better not to marry. I disagree and here is why:

Christ made it clear in this passage that this is a message only ment to be understood by a select few, which he rarely states in any of his other teachings. So the vast majority of the church will misinterpret this passage because it hasn't been given to them to understand. I believe it is ment to be understood by eunuchs specifically, or allies to m2f transgenders who also believe in Christ. Maybe others too, but I am not God, so who is to say if I am right here. I haven't a clue who God decides on who is able to receive this teaching.

Now, why do I believe this is ment for m2f transgenders only? Nowhere in Scripture does it speak of female to male eunuchs that I am aware of, so this is also why I believe I only have authority to teach on this specifically because I am a closeted m2f transgender myself. Also, if you remove all reproductive organs of a female before puberty, they do not become more masculine, unlike their male counterparts who will change to become more feminine.

Ok, now this is where this passage gets deep, and how I believe this cannot refer to abstinence or refraining from marriage, but in fact be specific to transgenders.

Christ spoke of eunuchs being eunuchs since birth. How can one be abstinent from birth, or come out the womb refraining from marriage? How can men make someone else abstinent or refrain from marriage? Why would Christ use the word eunuch here when in the passage before he doesn't use the word eunuch when talking about marriage and divorce? I believe the key to unlock this passage is eunuchs who are eunuchs from birth, and it shows this passage cannot refer to normal men and women being abstinent or refraining from marriage, but in fact deals with m2f transgenders.

What is a eunuch from birth? How can a male be castrated from birth and be totally feminized? Is there such thing as a naturally born m2f transgender? I believe that we have clear evidence that this is in fact the case. I give you intersex people.

There are people in the world born with XY chromosomes (male) who produce androgens (think testosterone and other male hormones) in their body but their body cannot convert these hormones to make themselves look and develop as male. I am not a scientist, so I may have said that wrong, but I am also not far off base on the truth. Some intersex people appear to be fully female complete with breasts and vaginas while having male DNA. I believe this is what Christ is referring to as being born a eunuch.

Now Christ also states that men will make other people eunuchs. Right now, there are plenty of people who are giving their children hormones and transitioning them at an early age. If Christ is referring to actual eunuchs, and not ordinary men and women abstaining from marriage, this passage makes clear sense.

Then there are those who make themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. If I am correct in my understanding, this is the only way I will be able to actually go through with transitioning. I have to do it through faith. But that is just me. I am still asking God if this is my path to take for him.

Some people choose to transition as an adult because they have gender dysphoria. Some people say it is a mental illness or sin. I am not totally convinced of that viewpoint. Maybe God is calling a small percentage of humanity to become eunuchs, and we call it gender dysphoria. Does that make any sense to you?

Ok, so what does the Old Testament say about eunuchs? Isaiah 56:4-5

“To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me and hold fast my covenant, I will give in my house and within my walls a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off."

A name better than sons and daughters (males and femals)? It is as if God has a third category of the human experience not defined in the normal male and female experience. Someone who doesn't fit in the normal dichotomy of the sexes. But to me it can only be for m2f transgenders specifically. Why? The cutting off refers to the male genitalia. As stated before, boys who remove their genitalia become feminine when the opposite is not true for females.

I think further evidence is when God created woman. He removed a piece of Adam to create Eve. Not the other way around. Now why would God give eunuchs a name better than sons and daughters? The only thing I can think of is what other transgenders have stated many times on Reddit, and how I believe they are not seeing it clearly. I will try my best to explain.

Some transgenders on Reddit say that God created day and night, and transgenders experience the sunrise or sunset. I disagree. This way of thinking leads to gender being a spectrum and not a dichotomy such as masculine and feminine. How I interpret it would be that transgenders experience both day and night, land and sea, male and female. This keeps us in God's design of dichotomy of gender and sex, instead of leading us down a path of a spectrum where there are 72 different types of genders, which is clearly not objectively observed in reality of his creation.

Maybe transgenders have a rare and special gift of seeing both sides of God's creation of humanity. Being both Adam and Eve in one. This is why he will give us a monument and a name better than sons and daughters. Does that make any sense to any of you who are seeking after God and Christ? Can you be transgender and believe in Christ?

I do believe so, because of the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch. It is found in Acts 8:26-40. The eunuch in this story was baptized in Christ.

I guess I wanted to get all my thoughts out in one place and see how other's view it. I hate that so many so called "Christians" have totally abandoned their fellow humans and do absolutely nothing to try to lead transgenders to the Cross. They instead will say things like you have a mental disorder, you are stuck in sin, your a sexual deviant, and many other horrific things like you will spend eternity in Hell.

The only ones in this world who protect transgender people the most are also the very ones who do not believe in God and keep you from ever seeing the Love of Christ. I know in reality, many transgender people just want to live in peace and are by all definitions pretty good people and are kind, sweet, and caring.

So I guess many of you experience a Catch 22. Your atheist friends keep you from finding Christ, while your enemies in this world who are supposed to love you, tell you God hates you and you will burn for who you are...

I want to be the one that tells you God loves you very much and he created you and wants the best for you. And as a believer who believes God will save literally everyone from Adolf Hitler to Mother Theresa in the fullness of time, trust me, most Christians who believe in Hell hate me on that fact too because they are self-righteous and base their salvation on their ability to choose Christ, when others reject him.

When the Truth is God is the author and giver of faith. It is he who decides on who he draws to his Son. It is God that predestined us to believe before we were ever born so we cannot boast in ourselves for choosing Christ on our own free will.

Many Christians who fit in this category will hear "Depart from me you workers of lawlessness, for I do not know you." Why? They are workers for their own salvation and do not give full credit to Christ who is the redeemer. They do not understand that God is the potter and we are the clay. He is sovereign over his entire creation.

Anyways, I hope this helps someone out there that really needs to hear this message. Maybe comments on here will give me the strength to come out the closet and transition if it is God's will on my life too.

So I remember in the 10 commands I belive thier is one that says to honor your parents however does not mean anything you do against them is sinning because your not honoring your parents wishes.

Such as me being a trans woman and a pansexul woman and I have transphobic and homophobic parents am I sinning by now following the honor your parents commandment.

Am I sinning by lying to them to save myself so they don't kick me out of the house like they already threatened to do to me this year?

Am I sinning by hiding girly clothes that I bought today such as wearing a black sweater dress when my parents where not home. Which let me tell you I never wore a sweater dress before and that felt so good to wear although my dad almost caught me today.

I am not asking for much although I never asked to be a man at all.

Hi everyone, I hope you are taking time to care for yourself and others around you.

I wanted to reach out to invite anyone who is interested in joining a virtual Bible study. Our ministry, Safe Haven Church is open to all and is a safe place where everyone is welcome. We have folks from all kinds of walks who join us (trans, gay, lesbian, straight, non binary).

If you are interested in joining or want to know more about our ministry, feel free to send us a direct message.

We meet every Thursday at 7:30 PM CST via Zoom (video & participation is not required if you would like to just listen in). Our number one goal in hosting this Bible study is to create a safe place where it’s okay to not be okay. Everyone is welcome and it truly is an amazing group of people. 

Again, I am available if you have any questions and would like to connect. Have a blessed day. 

Gosh, I feel so selfish making a post like this because I want some people to pray for my health anyhow.

I have not been feeling well since late August I got what I think was a viral infection and it was awful I couldn't keep food down and had a feeling of something stuck inside of my throat. I noticed eventually it all went away however I still feel sick my ears are in pain after 2 months and I still feel tension in my head every day I started to think this is not an ear infection at all my mother is a bit worried now and is scared I might have a tumor in my head after all I been unable to think properly as well as I often get a slight bit of dizziness when walking around. I am going to have my wisdom teeth pulled out soon so maybe that might be what is causing all of this at least so I hope. I hope it's not like cancer or a tumor in my head although a part of me does not wanna live on this planet anymore. I want to get them out of this male body badly too anyhow. So apart from me, I am just a bit upset about why Jesus has not taken me yet.

I also had some really bad crashes of gender dysphoria the feeling of not wanting to be a man and hate being seen like one and called by my parents like one. I often wonder to myself why god why. I don't think I choose this body and often times being stuck in a body you don't like Is like a lifetime prison for some.

IN fear of dying soon I rented a PMB box and ordered myself some feminine clothing I wanted to try on and since I live with my parents I didn't want them to search or see what was in the mail hence I got the box. My worry about dying with my parents is being dead named and misgendered and that's what scares me knowing they are transphobic they will be comfortable doing so to me.

Would It also be wrong as a Christian to want a biking funeral after all I did choose a Viking name too.

The Rector in my Church is transphobic. Today I noticed the bin for the house beside the Rectory out on the street. It has a gay pride and a trans sticker on it.

It would seem God has quite the sense of irony. Love thy neighbour.

As someone who is trans questioning, I feel like it is time for me to start embracing my Christianity. I was raised Catholic, and am somewhat practicing. Obviously Catholicisim isn't the most tolerant sector of Christianity so I'm wondering if anyone could help guide me to where I might be more welcome?

Acts 10:34-35

Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness[a] is acceptable to him.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2010%3A34-35&version=NRSVUE

No partiality and anyone are the key words here. This includes trans and all LGBTQIA people are acceptable to God.

Can I be Christian and trans? I asked my youth pastor and strangely he pulled up lev.18:22 and said no. ever since I've been living the life of nacho Lebre from the movie, so-called Christian but everyone says that is false. are they right?

I just wanted to speak quickly on how amazing my experience has been with my new church. I have been on a “spiritual journey” (cringe term I know) of sorts for a couple years now. Meeting my husband and becoming a stepmother kind of made me realize just how beautiful the simplicity’s of life can be. And as a result of this last election and not wanting to end up in the same spot as I was during orange man’s last administration where I became an angry recluse looking for solace in online revolutionary politics. I still have those same revolutionary leftist principles I just also have an immense amount of love and joy in my life now and not willing to sacrifice it for anything and I want everyone to feel this same joy especially my tran family. All of this in mind, after this last election I decided to go a different path. And although my journey has just begun I have felt the overwhelming endless love that God wants us to feel at this tiny suburban Midwest church. We only have about 20-30 congregants and in the first two weeks of going I have gotten hugs from everyone there, been invited out to dinner with friends and, signed up for the open and affirming group. I can’t wait to get even more involved and share even more of gods love. I hope my rambling can help any of my fellow trans folks find their way to the same type of church I have. Keep in mind, I live in a trans refuge state that is very solidly blue every election so I understand if your area doesn’t have any Open & Affirming churches. If this is this case please message me I can put you in touch with resources to get you to the same state I live in. I love all of you so freaking much!

I just thought that I'd share my view on being Trans and Christian here, because I felt like I had to put it into words, in case it happens to help anyone.

We know that God loves us, and that he even sent Jesus, his only begotten son down to die for our sins. I'm not going to argue with what we know of the Bible, and take the more unpopular standpoint that being Trans might be a sin. Even if it is, no one is free of sin. The Bible states that anything that is not of faith is sin. This means, held to God's standard, being angry at a driver on the road is sin. Being frustrated at something is sin. Being sad at anything is sin. Having anything that is not of faith is sin. This is impossible for any single human to do, which is why God sent down Jesus to die for us, and all we have to do is to believe that Jesus died for us on the cross to be forgiven of our sins.

This is, of course by no means an excuse to keep consciously committing sin. If a serial murderer were to just believe Jesus died on the cross for them, would anyone easily forgive them? One thing I do know, however. And that is that what can definitely forgiven is a sin that you have no control over. Feeling emotions and not having faith 24/7 is out of your control, and is forgiven. Being gay and loving those that you are only able to bring yourself to love is out of your control, and is forgiven. Being Trans and not having your body align with your identity is out of your control, and is forgiven. This is my personal belief of how God views LGBTQ+ people. He loves us all the same, regardless of every and any human's sin.

On the topic of transitioning, God gave humans medical science for a reason. One story that I have heard countless times is the priest that was caught in a flood. After boats and helicopters tried to save him, but he refused, saying that God would save him, was foolish, as when he went to heaven, God asks him why he did not accept the helicopters and boats that God sent to rescue him. This is the same for any medical condition, including things like transitioning. God made humans be able to transition through medicine, to be the 'boat' to your 'flood'.

Yeah so those are my opinions on Trans matters, just here incase anyone was feeling lost or came here to look for answers. God bless!

I am really struggling to see myself how God see me, please pray that I will.