"Rejected by men, but choice and precious in the sight of God." This is merely one way to characterize the "gender-gifted." Those who would judge by outward appearances and cannot relate to the transgender experience, especially those clinging to patriarchal forms, are prone to dismiss those who don't comply to gender norms as somehow outside of God's design. Ironically, the rigid gender polarization that many take for granted is arguably outside of God's grand design for a peaceful and loving humanity.

What if God judges the imbalance in society, rooted in gender imbalances, through those God sets up as transcending such a divisive polarity? What if the disharmony many take for granted as a stable norm is being gracefully undone by those God has put into the world to mediate such dichotomies?

Those "religiously" committed tothe gender binarism could unwittingly be perpetuating the very tension they seek to escape. This tension creates many frustrations that compels the soul to seek relief, often through sexual release. It is a sexual tension foreign to me, since my transgendered spirituality allows me to remain free from such tensions. You see, I don't "crossdress" to exploit sexual feelings but to avoid them!

Yet I'm not insensitive to the sexual issues of others for whom it remains a highly moral issue. I am open to empathizing with their experiences. If only they would empathize with mine. If only they would hold the Greatest Commandment and the Second Greatest in highest esteem, instead of allowing other issues to crowd out that priority.

"They will make you outcasts from the [church], but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you [or accuses you of some grievious offense and throws you in prison] that he is offering service to God." You see, even a



"Christian" can kill the prophets God sends to this world. "This is My commandment, that you love one another, just I  have loved you." Is it so hard for you to love the soul who transcends gender and sex? Is it so easy for you to reject God's precious ones because of your issues with gender and sex? Is it so hard for  you to hear  the blood of your brothers and sisters crying from the ground?

- Jen Durr