http://www.wfn.org/2007/05/msg00251.htmlFrom the Worldwide Faith News archives www.wfn.orgUnited Methodist pastor speaks of transgender experience
May. 25, 2007
A UMNS Report By Linda Bloom*
A transgender United Methodist pastor has shared his story with other members of the denomination's Baltimore-Washington Conference in the hopes of promoting a broader discussion about gender identity.
The Rev. Drew Phoenix - formerly the Rev. Ann Gordon - spoke at both a closed clergy session and a general plenary session on May 24 during the annual conference meeting at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. He is pastor of St. John's United Methodist Church in Baltimore.
"I was very grateful for the opportunity to be able to share my story and who I am," Phoenix told United Methodist News Service in a phone interview following those sessions. "I was very pleased at the number of people who were very honest in their reflections and questions."
*Bloom is a United Methodist News Service news writer based in New York.
