Turning Order into Chaos

Why Gender Matters

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• Transgender

“of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth”

(Merriam-Webster)

• 0.3% U.S. adults are transgender2

God Created Gender Genesis 1:27; 2:18, 22

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God Created Gender Genesis 1:27; 2:18, 22

• Transgender

A popular image of transgender people is that of a “woman trapped in a man’s body” and vice versa, but this isn’t entirely accurate. A more accurate way to put it is that transgender people are people who are born into a body not associated with their gender, or were assigned a sex that does not match their gender.

gender.wikia.com/wiki/Transgender

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Vocabulary

• Gender identity “It was not until 1955 that John Money, Ph.D. first used the term “gender” to discuss sexual roles, adding in 1966 the term “gender identity” while conducting his gender research at Johns Hopkins. In 1974, Dr. N.W. Fisk provided our now familiar diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria.

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Vocabulary

• Gender identity

“Previously, one’s sexual role was considered one of two discrete, non-overlapping congenital attributes — male or female…”

What is Gender and Who is Transgendered? Carl W. Bushong, PhD, LMFT www.transgendercare.com

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Vocabulary

• Dysphoria “…a sudden and transient state of mind, such as feelings of sadness, sorrow and anguish. It is a psychological condition accompanied by depression, melancholy and pessimism.“Dysphoria is generally characterized as an unpleasant or uncomfortable emotion such as sadness (depressed mood), anxiety, irritability or restlessness.”

www.dysphoria.info

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Vocabulary• Gender reassignment (surgery)

“To say this type of surgery cures psychiatric disturbance is incorrect. We now have objective evidence that there is no real difference in the transsexual’s adjustments to life in terms of job, educational attainment, marital adjustment and social stability.” He later told The New York Times: “My personal feeling is that the surgery is not a proper treatment for a psychiatric disorder, and it’s clear to me these patients have severe psychological problems that don’t go away following surgery.”

-Dr. Jon Meyer, Chairman of the Hopkins Gender Clinic"Sex Change" Surgery: What Bruce Jenner, Diane Sawyer, and You Should Know

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Vocabulary

• Intersex– Congenital ambiguous sex/gender identity

(1 in 4500 births)– We are discussing choices, not congenital

physical ambiguities

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Shall We Be Silent?

• Psychological and emotional problems– Do not necessarily remove moral accountability

• The transgender subculture is becoming mainstream– Fueled and supported by medical and

psychological communities, government and media, Colossians 2:8

– Facebook over 50 “gender options”

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· Agender· Androgyne· Androgynous· Bigender· Cis· Cisgender· Cis Female· Cis Male· Cis Man· Cis Woman· Cisgender Female· Cisgender Male· Cisgender Man· Cisgender Woman· Female to Male· FTM· Gender Fluid· Gender Nonconforming

· Gender Questioning· Gender Variant· Genderqueer· Intersex· Male to Female· MTF· Neither· Neutrois· Non-binary· Other· Pangender· Trans· Trans*· Trans Female· Trans* Female· Trans Male· Trans* Male· Trans Man· Trans* Man

· Trans Person· Trans* Person· Trans Woman· Trans* Woman· Transfeminine· Transgender· Transgender Female· Transgender Male· Transgender Man· Transgender Person· Transgender Woman· Transmasculine· Transsexual· Transsexual Female· Transsexual Male· Transsexual Man· Transsexual Person· Transsexual Woman· Two-Spirit

Facebook Gender Options

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Bruce Jenner, 1976 Caitlyn Jenner, 2015

Shall We Be Silent?

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Sympathy and Praise

• “Very courageous” (President Obama)

• Human rights issue (LGBT Pride Month)

• We are charged with being ignorant, insensitive haters and bigots for our faith and for speaking out against this sin

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Ignorant “Hate Speech”?

“I’m a transgendered Christian who happened upon your site while searching for transgender and the bible. I consider the sermon you have posted – Bible Question Box: What about being Transgender? (June 2005) to be uninformed hate speech and your best course of action is to remove the sermon on the grounds that it has no basis in scripture and is merely your own biased eisegesis. Do not respond to this email.”

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• Ironic that those who do not want to be judged for being transgender will judge you for holding an opposing view, Matthew 7:1-2; John 7:24

• God knows and judges our hearts• Like Jesus, we desire their repentance and

salvation, Luke 19:10; Romans 10:1

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Ignorant “Hate Speech”?

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