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Trans-friendly/ androgyny-friendly religions.

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by FireSmoke, Nov 7, 2014.

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  1. FireSmoke

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    Hi guys,

    I'd know how many religions support trans folks and androgyny. Do you know any?

    I'm interest (I dunno why) in Shintoism but I don't understand very much if it only toletares trans* people and androgynes or support them.
     
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  2. lymanclark

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    Well, I'm a Hindu, and we've had plenty of transgender mythological characters. Just look at Amba, who was reborn as Shikhandini, who transitioned into Shikhandi (FTM). Or Arjuna, who spent a year living as an MTF woman named Brihannala. Or Indra, who was cursed to, ahem, have lady's parts all over his skin. There are also many carvings of same-sex relationships in temples all over India.

    (And yet, gayness is currently illegal in India. Go figure.)
     
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    On a more serious note, the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is very accepting.
     
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  4. lymanclark

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    YESSSSSSS everyone bow down to His Supreme Noodliness!!
     
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    Nuh-uh. Everyone should worship the Giant Purple People Eater, duh!
     
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    I'm Pagan and (most likely) genderfluid, and every event I've gone to, people are really kind and supportive.
     
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    It's my understanding that Wicca is LGBT friendly, and Satanism is fine with homosexuality, and I'm sure they're fine and accepting with being trans as well.
     
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    I am accepting of all people so long as they are not wicked.

    My goddess Asherah is the real parent of Christ not Jehovah the Jewish god.

    I call myself an Asherite but I am the only member of my brand of non-Abrahamic Christianity.
    Though I am not looking for converts.

    The spiritual journey and experience is more important than any doctrine I could teach or any wisdom I might share.
     
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  10. FireSmoke

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    :confused: Isn't it contradictory?

    If you don't mind to ask, are you a Hindu because you're Indian? Or you chose this religion because you like it?

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    Pardon my ignorance, but I didn't understand what is your religion :confused: Are you a Christian?
     
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    I'm a Buddhist Christian. I know a lot of Christian churches try to condemn trans people but you just have to find a community that is accepting of all people. The one I found is accepting of all religions. They are more focused on helping you grow spiritually and to find your own path.
     
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  12. FireSmoke

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    Wow! Can you be a Christian and a Buddhist at the same time?

    And you found a Christian church which accepts you both as a non-cis person and a Buddhist? Or I didn't understand well?
     
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    alll hail the eternally wet noodle(!)

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    thats so coool

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    SHHUN THE NON Believer >X3
     
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    It's not a "Christian" church actually, it's a spiritual community. Buddhism isn't really a religion(at last from my understanding of it), it's more of a philosophy. My beliefs are rooted in Christianity but some of my other beliefs encompass Buddhist teachings.
     
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    Maybe you don't need to supscribe to a religon.
     
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  16. lymanclark

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    I'm a Desi! In other words, I'm Indian :slight_smile: You can't actually convert to Hinduism, you have to be born in it - but no one really cares anymore. If you wanna identify as Hindu, so be it.

    Yeah, it's really stupid. A lot of people are against it. I feel like they just want to criminalize more stuff so that the cops can get more bribe money :tantrum:
     
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    I'm a Christian but I appreciate a lot of the values Islam has to offer. Though neither tolerates transgenderism well. :frowning2:
     
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  18. Wuggums47

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    In my Episcopal church we have a rainbow flag hanging up in the corner. We also let transgendered people and women be priests.
     
    #18 Wuggums47, Nov 10, 2014
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    Second the Flying Spaghetti Monster, let yourself be touched by his divine noodly appendage!
     
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