I'm a 23 year old genderqueer pansexual woman who is a graduate student of theology. I'm excited about this community because it took me a very long time to finally come out last year in both my sexuality and gender identity, and it's definitely a journey I'm still unpacking. I don't have the same supportive queer community now that I did in undergrad and I'm hoping this online community can help me sort through some issues that I still have questions about and provide a little encouragement during a time when I am struggling with being in a Catholic theology program where I often feel rejected and isolated because of who I am. I look forward to being in conversation with everyone!
Hey, and welcome to EC. I can't really imagine being in your position; I'm not religious (despite my mother's best attempts) and haven't been since even long before I knew I was trans, but I hope you can figure everything out.
Yeah, sometimes I can barely understand how I'm in this position! It's hard to know whether I see any good in my faith tradition anymore or if I'm just so driven by reform. Also, to be frank, I think it's hard to be honest with myself about wanting to stay or go as I work through my second degree in theology and contemplate a third. It's harder to cut ties when your intended career is attached to it! But I do queer theology and I'm hoping through that I can do some good.