Interview: Rev. Cindy Bourgeois

The first known transgendered person to be ordained in the United Church talks about her ministry at Central United in Stratford, Ont. Coming this month: Cindy's story can be seen in a new multimedia documentary produced by ObserverDocs.

By Larke Turnbull

http://www.ucobserver.org/faith/2011/03/cindy_bourgeois/

Q The term "transgendered" has many interpretations. What do you mean when you use it to describe yourself?

A I acknowledge that gender is a continuum and that all people's genders are valid. I experienced my gender as around the trans feminine area of the continuum. So I'm comfortable being trans, comfortable being a woman. I usually describe myself as a trans woman or a woman, depending on the context.

Yes! She gives me hope for pursuing Ministry as a transman in the United Church of Canada!