07 Jul
U.S. Episcopalians move closer to allowing transgender ministers
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INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The U.S. Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops on Saturday approved a proposal that, if it survives a final vote, would give transgender men and women the right to become ministers in the church. The House of Bishops voted at the church’s General Convention to include “gender identity and expression” in its “non-discrimination canons,” meaning sexual orientation, including that of people who have undergone sex-change operations, cannot be used to exclude candidates to ministry. The move comes nine years after the Episcopal Church, an independent U.S. … Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back Not What You Needed? Check Out These Related Sites... |
