![]() It is empowering to name, to claim, one’s true identity, fearlessly and with pride. ![]() What is new, thankfully, is that we talk about it now – in church, no less! You have heard me say it before – that there is power in naming things. Humanity has always identified itself with these broader understandings. These words we have where none existed before may be new, but their meaning is nothing new. Science tells us there is a spectrum – a continuum of identification that runs from strictly female to strictly male in both our biology and our expression. There are more identifications than this – I’d like to say there are as many as there are people to identify themselves. Transgender – Describes a person whose gender identity does not match the biological sex they were assigned at birth. Non-binary – A spectrum of gender identities and expressions often based on a rejection of the exclusive male/female binary understanding of gender. ![]() Genderqueer – is someone whose gender identity is neither man nor woman, who considers themselves between or beyond genders or is a combination of genders.Ĭisgender – A person whose gender identity matches the biological sex they were assigned at birth. Pansexual – means not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender, or gender identity. We shut down sometimes – so much has changed and so fast – we’ll leave it to those who follow us to deal with. Pan – genderqueer – cisgender – nonbinary – transgender – terms that we didn’t grow up with if we are middle aged or older, although that gap is closing – words that sound odd perhaps or made up – aren’t all words? We aren’t familiar with them aren’t sure how to use them don’t want to get the meaning wrong or to make any assumptions based on not knowing.
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