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| THE RELIGIOUS TRANSSEXUAL | |||||||||||||||
| Sadly, though it's said that the primary purpose of religion is to spread the idea of love and to comfort the masses, religion is also one of the greatest bars that often stand in the way of people actually achieving true happiness. Perhaps it's the religion itself, but on speaking to Christian and Muslim transsexuals I've learned that this is more the result of popular misinterpretation of the faiths' primary texts, than any intrinsic requirement of the religion. Besides Christianity, Judaism and Islam, I am unable to discover as yet any other religions whose adherents have such strong reactions and views on the issue of homosexuality and transsexuality. But my research goes on, and as I come across any useful information I shall post it here. Any input from people with relevent experience to tell me about would be gratefully accepted! |
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| AL-FATIHA - The Muslim LGBT group fighting for acceptance of the various genders and sexualities within the muslim faith. Here they provide their own explanation of why you can be trans or gay and still be faithful to Islam. | |||||||||||||||
| A MUSLIM TRANSMAN COMES OUT TO HIS FATHER - and his father's response! | |||||||||||||||
| WHOSOEVER - A Christian organisation working for much the same cause as Al-fatiha, but apparently with more freedom and success! Here is their explanation of why God will not reject you for your transsexuality. DR.BECKY adds to this in her own way. | |||||||||||||||
| JENNIFER REITZ gives a more philosophical viewpoint on the whole issue of faith, belief, and why even the most strongly held beliefs are not a reason to cause hurt to yourself or others. | |||||||||||||||
| A TAOIST PERSPECTIVE - even though I think it's a contradiction in terms, my friends have called me a 'serious Taoist'. So I'll put the perspective of my philosophy onto this issue. | |||||||||||||||
| A NATIVE AMERICAN historical viewpoint on the transgender phenomenon. | |||||||||||||||
| THE CATHOLIC VIEW - a Catholic nun kindly collected some quotes from previous Popes to shed light on the Church's position on transsexuals. | |||||||||||||||
| THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH is an LGBT inclusive Christian church with branches all over the world. Their website has links to local churches. | |||||||||||||||
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