In this episode of T Time, we introduce you to our fourth fabulous PRIDE Month guest, Bobbi! Bobbi is a 65-year-old nonbinary, gender-fluid trans woman who offers a unique perspective regarding gender and gender identity. She came out approximately 14 years ago, and has been on hormone therapy for about a year and a half, providing us with an invaluable perspective on starting one's transition later in life. This week, we also work with Bobbi to break the gender binary through developing a deeper understanding of gender fluidity, while simultaneously acknowledging the concept of gender existing on a spectrum.  Additionally, Bobbi's passion and deep connection to her Christian faith offers a wholesome and hopeful perspective for trans and LGBTQIA+ folx who might be struggling with their own religious faith.

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 Resources from Bobbi:

 Books 

• Queers the Word: A 40 Day Devotional for LGBTQ Christians by Brian G Murphy & Shannon TL Kearns
• Queer Theology by Lynn Marie Townsend 
• Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
• Bible, Gender, Sexuality: Reframing the Church’s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships by James V. Brownson 
• God Doesn’t Make Mistakes: Confessions of a Transgender Christian by Laurie Suzanne Scott 
• Walking the Bridgeless Canyon: Repairing the Breach Between the Church and the LGBT Community by Kathy Baldock 
• Radically Included: The Biblical Case for Radical Love and Inclusion by Susan Cottrell
• Unclobber: Rethnking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality by Colby Martin 
• God and the Gay Christian by Mathew Vines 
• Changing Our Mind by David P. Gushee 
• Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender by Christians Austen Hartke 

Websites 

• https://www.qchristian.org/ -- great for general resources
• https://www.freedhearts.org/ -- excellent site for parents 
• https://www.hrc.org/resources/religion-faith
• https://pflag.org/ 
• https://www.churchclarity.org/ -- great for finding affirming churches, very detailed 
• https://www.gaychurch.org/ -- great for finding affirming churches 
• Blog: qhttps://matthiasroberts.com/blog/