5 Things Your Religious Community Can Do to Support Trans People | Sojourners

5 Things Your Religious Community Can Do to Support Trans People

An American flag and a pride flag wave from a demonstrator's pole during a queer and transgender youth rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2023, calling for autonomy following recent legislation and threats of violence directed towards transgender people. Credit: Reuters/Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto.

Progressive churches or worship communities often present as accepting places — displaying LGBTQ+ flags or signs on their property or preaching messages that emphasize accepting and affirming LGBTQ+ people. Those are good places to start. But as the U.S. government escalates its discrimination against trans people, it is also necessary that religious communities escalate their support of the trans community. For communities that want to stand in solidarity with trans people, here are five additional action steps that you and your religious community can take.

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