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A San Francisco pastor has become the first openly transgender bishop in the U.S.


A San Francisco pastor has become the first openly transgender bishop in the U.S.
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This April 2021 selfie photo shows the Rev. Megan Rohrer, at the Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco. Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday, May 8, 2021, becoming the first transgender person to serve as bishop in the denomination or in any of the U.S. major Christian faiths. (Meghan Rohrer via AP)Meghan Rohrer / Associated Press
San Francisco pastor Megan Rohrer last weekend became the first openly transgender person to be elevated to the role of bishop in a major Christian denomination in the United States. ....

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U.S. Lutherans elect Megan Rohrer first transgender bishop


 
The Rev. Megan Rohrer was elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America s Sierra Pacific synod on Saturday, becoming the first transgender person to serve as bishop in the denomination or in any of the U.S. major Christian faiths.
Rohrer, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in San Francisco and community chaplain co-ordinator for the San Francisco Police Department, was the first transgender person to be ordained in the ELCA in 2006 and the first to serve as a pastor when called to Grace Lutheran in 2014.
Well known for advocating for LGBTQ rights in street activism, preaching and writing, Rohrer, 41, who uses the pronouns they and them, is also recognized for their work with the homeless. They have also attained minor celebrity status stemming from appearances on the television series Queer Eye and in profiles in Time magazine and Cosmopolitan, where they recounted their struggles as a young LGBTQ Christian and as a person coming to terms physicall ....

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