Posted by:
sariahleah
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Date: January 17, 2011 11:40PM
Hi, I am an excommunicated member who left the church to imbibe in some of the worldly customs such as drinking and smoking, of which I have since stopped. I am a transgendered woman, who believes in the LDS faith, but not the people. According to the scriptures, there is no scripture that denies nor condones transgendered individuals/intersexed individuals. I am intersexed with Klinefelter's Syndrome born with XXY in my sex chromosomes. For the past 3 years, I have been attending church and staying pretty much to myself. I have found, however, that when someone in the church finds out about me, it spreads like wildfire, even though it is spoken in confidence. How can these people do this when they profess to be true disciples of Christ? They have treated me well, but I have not been able to stay in the same location very long due to income (none), due to our economy. I have asked for help, financially, and yet, I am denied as they think I can work, yet, I am disabled. All I want to do is live my life as normally as possible, and try and fit into society. My life has been through hell in the last 7 years. No job, no income, and having been homeless. All because people, who are "Christian" refuse to assist those less fortunate. I ask for help in getting work, that I can do, and other things needed, and have been denied. This needs to be addressed by the church and by the membership. The scriptures say that if someone is repentant, sincere in heart, and willing to be baptized, are to be joined in the church, yet when someone is repentant and desirous to return to the church, they make it a living hell for them to return.
Anyway, the "policies of the church" say that a transgendered individual having had surgery, is not to be rebaptized. This is not doctrine, but policy. Policies are very different. This needs to be looked at as well.
Thank you for letting me vent.