Posted on Sep 21, 2021
Newsday - First transgender bishop: My appointment is 'bizarre and wonderful' - BBC Sounds
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America has installed its first openly transgender bishop - the first mainstream US Christian denomination to do so.
Bishop Megan Rohrer, who wore a bullet proof vest during the ceremony, wants to "expand the imagination of those who could never imagine that trans people's lives could be fabulous and faithful".
The bishop now leads one of the church's 65 synods, overseeing nearly 200 congregations in northern California and northern Nevada.
"It's a bizarre and wonderful thing. If you spend your whole life not being sure if you'll even be allowed to be a pastor, it's a whole different planet to imagine yourself being a bishop."
Bishop Megan Rohrer, who wore a bullet proof vest during the ceremony, wants to "expand the imagination of those who could never imagine that trans people's lives could be fabulous and faithful".
The bishop now leads one of the church's 65 synods, overseeing nearly 200 congregations in northern California and northern Nevada.
"It's a bizarre and wonderful thing. If you spend your whole life not being sure if you'll even be allowed to be a pastor, it's a whole different planet to imagine yourself being a bishop."
Newsday - First transgender bishop: My appointment is 'bizarre and wonderful' - BBC Sounds
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