#nonbinary Christians

[alienbycomics]

Content Warning: religion and transphobia⚠️

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ I made a comic reflecting on my church upbringing as an eXvangelical trans person. The Jesus conservative Christians claim to represent looked lot more like many of the LGBTQ+ friends I know and love. Just some food for thought 💖

Here’s a link to a supplementary post: Jesus and Gender Non-Conformity in Christian Art

[beas-rosarybeads]

I like to think that God looks upon his trans children and smiles seeing our creativity.

He smiles as he sees us continue to be who we are despite the hatred of the world.

He sat with us as we picked out our names and was the very first to use them.

He’s patient when we are indecisive because he knows that learning who you are takes a while.

When we just want to scream because we don’t know who we are or who we’ll be, he simply hugs us and smiles, telling us that he knows. He knows who we are and he loves every part.

He looks upon us with pride as we change and grow and heal.

He was there for the very first haircut, the very first outfit we felt comfortable in, he protected us when we came out and will continue to protect those who do. He protects those who aren’t safe to come out, those who are scared and confused.

And when the day came that we looked in the mirror and finally recognized the person looking back at us, he was right with us whispering,

“I told you you would make it. I love you.”

[gnosisandtheosis]

[analog-autistic]

no I do not want to be a “soft uwu enby” I want conservative christians to legitimately fear me

[angryblackprincess]

To ALL my Black women:

Black lesbians, Studs, Fish, Black Butches, Black Femmes, Black trans women, Black transfemmes, Black intersex women, Black nonbinary women, Black asexual women, Black aromantic women, Black pansexual women, Black Queer women, Black physically disabled women, Black developmentally disabled women, Black cognitively disabled women, Black mentally ill women, Black women with an intellectual disability, Black women drag Kings and Queens, Black women artists, Black women in STEM, Black women in humanities, Black houseless women, Black working class women, Black darkskin women, Black Muslim women, Black Jewish women, Black Christian women, Black spiritual women, Black women witches, Black atheist women, Black indigenous women, Black weird women, Black quiet women, Black "ghetto" women, Black "whitewashed" women, Black nerdy women, Black sporty women, Black Afro-European women, Black British women, Black African-American women, Black Afro-latina women, Black-Australasian women, , Black-Asian women, Black African women

It's OKAY to be angry - you're not a stereotype, not a caricature. YOU are a light in this world that MUST CONTINUE TO SHINE. Of course, bringers of darkness want to dim you!!!!!!

[babybatxxx]

I find it funny that the only canon non-binary character I have seen in anime looks like this

I mean it’s accurate

[chelledoggo]

We are all made in God's image, and that includes trans and nonbinary folks. God knew you would be trans/nonbinary before you were even born, and loves you all unconditionally. God rejoices in your existence. Don't let the world tell you otherwise. 💖

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 💖

[arlequinelunaire]

Full colour version of Samael from Archangelette.

From before: Samael is the leader of Heaven’s prosecuting angels. Michael, who typically plays defense, is their most common rival. Samael is on the same side as the Archangels when it comes to working for Heaven, but is colder and ruthless about doing so. And while most angels will treat Judaism, Christianity, and Islam equally, Samael has bent the rules by favouring Christianity. Still, they remain an angel and not a devil as they believe in the inherent responsibility given by free will, whereas the devils would take this responsibility away.

They don’t have positive relationships with any of the four archangels. Michael’s the closest since they interact the most, but Gabriel will often come between them to keep Samael from being a bad influence on them. Samael can’t stand Raphael, not getting why an archangel would ever act so casually. As for Uriel, Samael just finds them pitiable, with Uriel often terrified back.

I gave Samael a doctor’s outfit as their name translates to ‘Venom of God’ (which also inspired their acid halo). Beneath, they’re dressed in centurion armour due to their association with Rome. They're partly the reason Uriel's character is softer than how they're portrayed in apocrypha, so they wouldn't overlap too much with Samael

[whereserpentswalk]

We on the left have to realize that someone saying that their god is real and divine but that your god/gods aren't real or aren't gods should be seen in the same light as someone saying their gender is real and valid but that your gender isn't real or is a disorder of some sort. It's hate speech and shouldn't be socially acceptable.

[dhddmods]

THE BIBLE IS NOT ANTI-QUEER!

We have been dying to make this post for a long time. What we'll be covering includes the following:

Firstly - mistranslations and out-of-context verses.

Secondly - genderqueerness in the Bible.

Thirdly - Jewish cultural genders.

(Content warning for mentions of sexual assault and genital mutilation.)

1st Corinthians 6:9 - 6:10

1st Corinthians 6:9 - 6:10 is mistranslated.

"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God."

"Effeminate" is a mistranslation of malakoi. Malakoi is a man who is weak or cowardly - not a man who is feminine. The mistranslation is based in misogyny, by turning "weak/cowardly" into a feminine trait.

"Homosexual" is a mistranslation of arsenokoitai. Arsenokoitai are men who assault other men - not just a gay man. Its absurd to mistranslate "gay rapist" into just "gay."

Leviticus 22

Leviticus 22 is out of context. Leviticus briefly mentions homosexuality, by stating “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.”

However, the context of the original Hebrew text and the verses before this is very important. Before this verse, there was a discussion of incest and infidelity between men and women. But none of these texts ever clarified if the laws also applied to male-on-male incest and infidelity. The addition of Leviticus 22 is not to condemn homosexuality, but to clarify that the previously listed laws also apply to gay incest and gay infidelity.

In full context, the verses go as following:

None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness. I am the LORD. The nakedness of thy father, and the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; for theirs is thine own nakedness. The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister; for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son' wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are near kinswomen; it is lewdness. And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime. And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to set them apart to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination.”

Eunuchs

The Bible discusses Eunuchs in many different chapters. “Eunuch” was a term used to describe three things:

A man whose penis was removed, due to slavery or a desire for abstinence. 

A person who was born with a male-appearance, but no penis; a type of male-appearing intersex person.

Or a person who removed their penis due to not identifying as a male; a transgender or altersex person, or an intersex person whose penis did not align with the rest of their experiences.

Each of these definitions can be seen in Mathew 19, Verse 12.

“For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.”

Further evidence that some eunuchs are non-binary can be seen in Isaiah 56, Verse 4-5.

“For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.”

Jewish cultural genders

In Jewish culture (which is where Jesus is from), there were eight recognized genders - Zachar, Nekevah, Aylonit Hamah, Aylonit Adam, Saris Hamah, Saris Adam, Androgynos, and Tumtum.

(Zuh-car) Zachar was the term for people who were born with male traits, and lived their life as a man. In modern terms, this is a cisgender man.

(Neck-eh-vuh) Nekevah were people who were born with female traits, and lived their life as a woman. This would be a cisgender woman.

(Eye-low-night Hah-maw) Aylonit Hamah were people who were born with female traits, but naturally developed male traits later in life. This describes people who were intersex, and had hormonal variations that caused male traits to develop.

(Eye-low-night Ah-dom) Aylonit Adam were people who were born with female traits, but developed male traits through human intervention. This describes trans-men or masculine non-binary people.

(Saw-riss Hah-maw) Saris Hamah were people who were born with male traits, but naturally developed female traits later in life. This describes people who were intersex, and had hormonal variations that caused female traits to develop.

(Saw-riss Ah-dom) Saris Adam were people who were born with female traits, but developed female traits through human intervention. This describes trans-women or feminine non-binary people.

(And-draw-joe-naws) Androgynos were people who were born with a mix of female and male traits. This described intersex people who had ambiguous genitals, or otherwise appeared to have a mix of genitals. Modern Jews also use it to include non-binary and altersex people with androgynous identities.

(Pronounced exactly how it's spelled) Tumtum were people who were born lacking sex traits. This described intersex people who were on the agenital spectrum - people whose genitals were small or obscured. Modern Jews also use it to include non-binary and altersex people with neutral identities.

[unch4rtedwxters]

i’m not out to my parents but last week my mom randomly talked to me about getting married (i don’t know why) and i said i didn’t rlly want to get married and she was like “oh rlly?” and she ended up saying “that’s ok” and. it felt nice.

[lloydofhyrule64]

Jesus: If there is only one lesson that you take away from my teachings, let it be to love all people of the earth unconditionally.

Modern Evangelicals: …Unless of course they’re BIPOC, right?

Jesus: I’m sorry, what?

Modern Evangelicals: Or if they identify as anything other than straight or cis?

Jesus: Wait, no, that’s not what I-

Modern Evangelicals: Or, worst of all, if they have a different opinion than us, or they try to question our way of thinking, or if they dare to challenge the corrupt leaders that we blindly worship, or if they-

Jesus: No, no, no! STOP IT! The whole freaking point of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE is that you love and respect people regardless of their differences, because at the end of the day you have to realize that they are a human being just like you, made in my father’s image, and loved dearly by my father. So when you hate that person, you might as well shout out that you hate me and my father, the very people you claim to worship and love with all your heart! Is this starting to make sense now?

Modern Evangelicals: …

Jesus: …

Modern Evangelicals: …

Jesus: …

Modern Evangelicals: Fuck off hippie.

Jesus: Well, I tried.

[uncanny-tranny]

I've gotta be real, while the person who created these comics wasn't religious, this still eats. When I was a young trans person, I never thought religion in general could accept me, and this changed my life to see, and seeing it reposted by religious folks was so comforting. While not all religions aren't the same, I was so afraid of rejection

[traditionaldream]

If you call real women uterus owners, bleeding persons, cis women, chest feeders or any other made up term, don't expect me to respect your made up identity or validate your feelings.

We are more than that, women down to our DNA. Don't contradict Nature. It feels dehumanizing to reduce us to our body's functions after all the fight real women had.

[monster-cock-lover69]

Dear loved ones,

Do not listen when they tell you you cannot be gay and believe in God. Choose one, they say.

This is a blatant lie. You can be both. In his wise ways, God created you perfect in his eyes. Be gay, pray with a glad heart and thank Him for this blessing and gift. To love is a freedom given to you to receive joy and happiness in this world. You are blessed more than you know and God loves you just as you are. For He is The God of Love. You are precious and destined for good things and for a good world to come.

Ignore the imperfect writings of ancient men and listen to your heart and reason - love is the way.

Love yourself and love God. Be free from choosing and condemnation.

Lots of love,

MCL69, Student of the One

[olskuvallanpoe]

Jesus is canonically simultaneously 100% god and 100% human, so that means even if the human part of him was cis, he’s still 100% gender non-conforming because a god can’t subscribe to human binary definitions of gender.

Therefore happy pride to the nonbinary king (of all kings)