Stand Firm
This May / June 2001 issue of standing firm is very important to me because I will be able to describe to you my experiences with gender dysphoria. It has caused me so much pain, as a distinct reminder of who I am and what
Category Archives: Transpirituality
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears is not perfected in love.” — 1 John 4:18 Twenty-five years ago, I knew who I was. But there was
Ministry or Repentance?
I believe that I have a ministry calling to help cross-dressers integrate into mainstream Christianity. The general view of the church is that there is no ministry but rather a need to repent of my cross-dressing and pledge to cease the sinful practice. My prayer
Angry With God? Not Anymore!
I am a female to male transsexual. Since I was old enough to understand what I was not male I was very uncomfortable about how I felt, how I looked and how people treated me. I was very confused and scared. I was brought up
Loving Our Enemies with the Love of God
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us,
Grace and Transsexualism
It was a long and hard road for me because of my transsexualism. I was very confused and angry. What I felt inside was not what I was on the outside and it made me very insecure and frustrated. I knew by the age of
The Purpose of Suffering
My wife showed me the Whosoever web page and encouraged me to write an article on suffering. After ten years of marriage, she has seen most of my suffering, especially mental suffering. I’ve been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Much of this has been mental
Planting Loving Seeds: Pouring the Foundation
As a man who is a follower of Jesus yet sometimes wears a dress, I have found that most church people would automatically condemn people like me as sinners in need of repentance. They wouldn’t want us in their churches until we cleaned up our
God’s Standards of Care
A couple of weeks ago I received some e-mail from a former classmate of mine from college. Through one of my former professors she had heard of my gender reorientation. She was pleasant and supportive, but also full of questions. In the process of discussing
Will You Try To Understand?
Don’t you just hate transvestites! They’re all a bunch of faggots, wearing skimpy, outrageous costumes and cruising the bars looking for sex all the time. Every one of them is a Godless abomination. They’re just plain evil. They’re not only low class but mentally ill