Growing up Trans in Evangelicalism parts 1 & 2
In our podcast on Growing Up Trans, Ray takes a break and I interview Asher. Asher talks about growing up and learning at a young age that his desire to be male was not ok. He then tries and lives the best he can as a parent and spouse. Ash was taught it was God's plan for all women to be wives and mothers and that this lifestyle would be fulfilling. Unfortunately, life as a stay-at-home mom was not as fulfilling as he was led to believe. In these two episodes you are invited to hear Asher's journey and the challenges he faced as he and his then husband came to terms with Asher's reality. I became an advocate for gay and lesbian rights in seminary. I started in the fall of 1994 and began dating a bright, good looking, talented man. After about a month of dating he said to me, "Kim you are everything I could want in a wife, but I could never remain faithful." I was the first person he came out to, and at that time the seminary we attended was not open to gay and...