Following is a repost from my comments to an article from the Washington Post August 15, 2013 by Russell Moore, president at the Ethic and Religious Library Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. His article was entitled "Conservative Christianity and the Transgender Question"
As a transgendered woman I find myself aligning more with Mr. Moore than most of the reply posts, however, I strongly disagree with his supposition that gender confusion is our cross to bear. It is his assumption that gender confusion or gender transitioning is a choice that we make just as we make the choice to engage in sinful behavior or Godly behavior. However, I am 100% in agreement that the Word of God was not written by men but of divine purpose by an omniscience God who sees each one of us as individuals. And as individuals we have to seek God's plan for our lives based entirely upon the Living Word of God. I have just released my autobiography entitled "Transgendered Christians in Chains", in which I detail my attempts of over 60 years of my life and over 30 years as a transgendered woman to bear this cross of gender confusion. Twice, in this 30 years, I have tried to step back from my gender reassignment and accept this cross I have had to bear, to proclaim God's healing even though I didn't "feel" healed. And twice I have been on the brink of suicide, only being saved by a merciful God.
For Mr Moore to assume that we should just toughen up and bear this cross is to say that people with Parkinson's disease or MS should toughen up and bear their cross and not seek medical practices or psychological therapy to aid in their illness. I use Parkinson's and MS as an example because I also have Parkinson's and my sister has MS. I present another view that I am sure will anger people on both sides of the issue. I do not advocate for either side but plea to be allowed in church worship services where the Word of God is taught purely from an unbiased viewpoint and to let the Holy Spirit to convict us if we are wrong. In my life that has not happened as I was repeatedly turned away from the church leadership that I needed.
I also plea that as transgendered Christians we are not looked on or judged as a group but as individuals who are trying to seek a merciful God.
Bobbie Lang
BobbieLang@reagan.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Transgender-Christians-In-Chains/746073592073532?ref=hl
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