'God Didn't Make Garbage': Transgender Mormon Seeks Official Acceptance From LDS Church
Nov. 7, 2013 8:08am Billy Hallowell
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/07/god-made-me-transgender-mormon-seeks-official-acceptance-from-lds-church-following-gender-transition/Leahnora Isaak of Portland, Ore., is seeking acceptance and official recognition from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Isaak, who is transgender, is a lifelong Mormon who was born a man, but who is now looking to live her life — and to worship freely — as a woman.
She told KATU-TV that she is planning to submit a formal request to the LDS Church in the next few weeks, with hopes of officially being recognized in church records as a female.
"I want happiness. I want companionship. And I want to live the gospel. That's what I want," she told KATU. "And I want this equal for everybody. I want people to celebrate who I am. Because I'm not ashamed of who I am."
Watch Isaak explain her experience below:
