Megan Quinn: Transgender minister to talk identity, acceptance
By Megan Quinn, For the Camera
Posted: 10/09/2010 12:10:15 AM MDT
http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_16289546 (http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_16289546)
When Malcolm Himschoot lost his connection to his childhood church, he found open arms in seminary school.
Himschoot, now a United Church of Christ minister, was at a painful crossroads several years ago. Born as a woman, Himschoot got little support from his church or family when deciding to transition from female to male.
Himschoot enrolled in seminary school to see if he could reconcile the conflict between his gender identity and the things he learned in his home church. At Iliff School of Theology in Denver, he met students and teachers from different religious backgrounds who stayed by him during his transition.