The Episcopal Church on Monday overwhelmingly voted to allow the ordination of transgender people.<\/p>\n
At its triennial General Convention in Indianapolis, the church House of Deputies approved a change to the \u201cnondiscrimination canons\u201d to include \u201cgender identity and expression.\u201d The move makes it illegal to bar from the priesthood people who were born into one gender and live as another or who do not identify themselves as male or female.<\/p>\n
The church, which has 1.9 million members in the U.S., currently has rules against discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability and age for Episcopalians who want to become priests.<\/p>\n
There are transgender priests in some Episcopal dioceses and transgender people have been discouraged from becoming priests in some areas. Transgender advocates have campaigned for an official denominational policy.<\/p>\n
The vote by the House of Deputies \u2014 which includes lay people and clergy \u2014 followed Saturday\u2019s approval of the non-discrimination clause by the church House of Bishops. Both groups have to approve new legislation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are filled with joy for this clear affirmation that the Episcopal Church welcomes and values the ministerial gifts of transgender people, lay and ordained. We are also delighted by the strong support and broad understanding of trans issues shown by deputies representing a wide range of regions and generations in this church. As the church steps boldly into new frontiers in various facets of its light, we are proud to be part of this spirit-filled movement,\u201d members of TransEpiscopal, a organization of transgender Episcopalians, said in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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