1. promoting equal recognition in religious spaces,
2. redefining the false “natural order” concept, and
3. recontextualising and deconstructing gender roles within scripture
religion plays a massive role in societal foundations, especially in the US, we cannot ignore the faithful if 2/3
2. redefining the false “natural order” concept, and
3. recontextualising and deconstructing gender roles within scripture
religion plays a massive role in societal foundations, especially in the US, we cannot ignore the faithful if 2/3
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this includes conversation that first builds rapport, undergirded by active listening and genuinely interacting with transphobic material to deconstruct arguments and build counter argument from the same foundation. contextualisation matters. 3/3
https://x.com/lainkaplan/status/1561166916030431233?s=46&t=YX7gKJ10E9XhBBcEzSrVKg
faith is such a complex topic, and even more so in “closed” traditions. finding middle ground when tradition may be kept secret or obscured makes the conversation harder.