Category: Christian transgender
Recensione di Federica Fasciolo L’editrice Queriniana ha il merito di offrire nella collana editoriale IN-OLTRE, alcuni testi che approfondiscono sfide attuali “di frontiera”, su terreni spesso inesplorati e impervi anche nella realtà ecclesiale italiana. Una delle più recenti proposte editoriali è il libro di Damiano Migliorini e Giuseppe Piva “Persone transgender, scienze, teologie, pastorali”. Con la prefazione del cardinale Mimmo...
Micah Cronin è diventato il primo sacerdote transgender a essere nominato alla guida di una cattedrale della Chiesa episcopale degli Stati Uniti. Nell’agosto 2026 ha infatti assunto la responsabilità della Cattedrale di Ognissanti di Milwaukee, nel Wisconsin (Stati Uniti), con il titolo di dean (decano), che nella Chiesa episcopale è il sacerdote che guida la cattedrale e la comunità che vi fa riferimento.
Article by Anne Burgmer, published on the Lichtblick – Römisch-katholisches Pfarrblatt Nordwestschweiz (Switzerland) website on 9 May 2016. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata Project «God's love has no boundaries!» This is the title of the third blessing celebration dedicated to people who experience same-sex love, together with their friends, acquaintances and families....
Testimony* by Bruna I am Bruna, I am a Brazilian transgender woman and I willingly agreed to share my testimony of life and faith, because I think that listening to my story can help others to eliminate fear and prejudice towards transgender people. In fact, there are still many people who have difficulty considering me simply a...
Joanna Whaley, an American transgender pastor, underwent "conversion therapy" imposed on her by her church for 15 years. When she chose to live her identity openly, she lost her role in the church... but found herself again. Today it transforms that history into a commitment to giving voice and dignity to all people.
Testimony by Judith, published on the queerbeat website (India) on November 19, 2025 as part of the Stories Within campaign. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata Project. As a child, the church taught me that being queer would condemn me to damnation. It wasn't until many years later, in my twenties, that I found refuge in connections with other queer people and that's when I discovered...
Reflections by Nicolete Burbach* published in New Ways Ministry (United States) on February 25, 2026. Freely translated by the Gionata Project volunteers. In his 1993 book The Fall of the Prison, Seventh-day Adventist theologian Lee Griffith argues that prison is associated with the powers of sin and death in the New Testament.
Audrey's testimony taken from the Beloved Arise website (United States). Freely translated by Teresa Mugno, volunteer at La Tenda di Gionata Since I accepted my being queer, I began to appreciate my faith even more. God has shown me profound ways to live the virtues He teaches us through His word – the Bible – and…