Love this survey of the state of things, Caroline, and the diversity of the voices you've raised up - literally, only asking for love, compassion and understanding (vs. hate, repression and misinformation.)
Caro, brilliant writing! This is a vital conversation that needs more attention right now.
Side note, I come from 4 generations of Christian ministers on both sides of my family, and I'm a pastor's kid, and the rejection from churches and organized religion is brutally effective.
Oh wow, Robin, you *know* how things are! It was so heartening to me that Rev Mike is not what we might expect (some kind of liberal soft denomination, but an actual Baptist). If a Baptist minister can get here - well, Pope Leo, are you listening? 👼🏾🙏🏾🥰
I was a clinical psychologist, who specialised in sexual/gender -related problems. I supported a sizable number of trans people through there process of getting hormones and surgery. There is nothing binary about sex, gender, orientation and much much more.
I am predominantly homo-romantic and homo-erotic.
I regard myself as spiritual but not religious. I have friends who are "professional" religious. Those friends are clearly liberationist (for want of a better word) and emphasise the love and inclusion of their beliefs. It was the inconsistencies and contradictions of religious books and traditions that made it impossible to belong to any religion.
Thanks for taking the time to seek out these conversations, have them, translate them and share it all with us. "Ask a biologist about human biological sex to hear that it is most definitely not a binary." I full-body inhaled when I read these words. For anyone who believes in science, they just slice right through the distortion being broadcast by fear-mongering talking heads. You have modeled such sturdy allyship and kinship here, Caroline. Big thanks for all of it. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Love this survey of the state of things, Caroline, and the diversity of the voices you've raised up - literally, only asking for love, compassion and understanding (vs. hate, repression and misinformation.)
It's such a simple thing, isn't it? Thanks for reading.
Caro, brilliant writing! This is a vital conversation that needs more attention right now.
Side note, I come from 4 generations of Christian ministers on both sides of my family, and I'm a pastor's kid, and the rejection from churches and organized religion is brutally effective.
Oh wow, Robin, you *know* how things are! It was so heartening to me that Rev Mike is not what we might expect (some kind of liberal soft denomination, but an actual Baptist). If a Baptist minister can get here - well, Pope Leo, are you listening? 👼🏾🙏🏾🥰
I was a clinical psychologist, who specialised in sexual/gender -related problems. I supported a sizable number of trans people through there process of getting hormones and surgery. There is nothing binary about sex, gender, orientation and much much more.
I am predominantly homo-romantic and homo-erotic.
I regard myself as spiritual but not religious. I have friends who are "professional" religious. Those friends are clearly liberationist (for want of a better word) and emphasise the love and inclusion of their beliefs. It was the inconsistencies and contradictions of religious books and traditions that made it impossible to belong to any religion.
Love is extremely important to me.
Thank you for writing this, Caroline.
Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to seek out these conversations, have them, translate them and share it all with us. "Ask a biologist about human biological sex to hear that it is most definitely not a binary." I full-body inhaled when I read these words. For anyone who believes in science, they just slice right through the distortion being broadcast by fear-mongering talking heads. You have modeled such sturdy allyship and kinship here, Caroline. Big thanks for all of it. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜