Transgender and Gender Diversity

Articles

A Change of Body, Mind and Soul*

Transgendered people seek nothing more from churches than a genuine welcome The Observer (November 2007)

Creative Differences in the Image of God [PDF: 2 pp/28 KB]

A reflection by the Rev. Cindy Bourgeois, Central United Church, Stratford, Ontario.

Fact Sheet [PDF: 2 pp/30 KB]

A two-page fact sheet for a quick overview of common terms and definitions

Gender and Sex [PDF: 4 pp/49 KB]

By Jennifer Davis and Donna Huen, from “Breaking Barriers in the Church” by the Rainbow ministry of Winnipeg Presbytery.

On Being Christian [PDF: 3 pp/26 KB]

Michelle Hogan describes her journey from man to woman, correcting a misdiagnosis at birth and how her church family helped her along that path

We Are Different But Not Unequal [PDF: 2 pp/29 KB]

Alcris Limongi reflects on what it means for the church to affirm sexual and gender diversity.

Where Openness Is Everything*

Emmanuel Howard Park United Church in Toronto is a congregation willingly changed, according to minister Cheri DiNovo, by the folk at the edges. The Observer (March 2006)

Affirm United

Affirm United/S'affirmer Ensemble*

Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble is an organization of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities within The United Church of Canada. Affirm works to provide the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the church and in society.