Rev. Dr.
Cameron Partridge will make history on Sunday, June 22, as the
first openly transgender priest to preach at the historic Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., in honor of Pride Month.
The Rt. Rev Gene Robinson, known as the first openly gay priest to be elected a bishop, will preside at the service.
“Cameron
Partridge is a priest of great intellect, pastoral presence, and
possesses a deep passion for the Gospel. We are excited for him to
preach at the Cathedral,” said The Very Rev. Gary Hall, the dean of
Washington National Cathedral. In a statement sent to The Huffington Post, he said:
As
an advocate both within the Church and wider community, Cameron’s
presence in the pulpit, I hope, will also send a symbolic message in
support of greater equality for the transgender community, which suffers
from acts of violence, discrimination, unemployment, homelessness, and
financial inequality. We at Washington National Cathedral are striving
to send a message of love and affirmation, especially to LGBT youth who
suffer daily because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. We
want to proclaim to them as proudly and unequivocally as we can: Your
gender identity is good and your sexual orientation is good because
that’s the way that God made you.
Partridge
is one of just seven openly trans clergy in the Episcopal Church. He
became one of the first trans chaplains at a major university when he
was appointed Boston University's chaplain in 2011, according to
Religion and Politics' profile. In 2012, the Episcopal Church
officially voted to change
its "nondiscrimination canons" to include "gender identity and
expression" so that transgender people could not be barred from becoming
priests, under law.
Partridge was in the process of being
ordained as a priest when he told his bishop, The Rt. Rev. M. Thomas
Shaw, that he was transitioning from female to male in 2001. Shaw
supported his decision and has gone on to become a dedicated advocate
for trans issues within the diocese of Massachusetts.
Boston's Cathedral Church of St. Paul now
hosts a memorial on the annual International Transgender Day of
Remembrance, to mourn those who have died because they were trans. Shaw
told Religion and Politics, "I stand up in front of them each year and
say that the conception of God that judges you is not the conception of
God in this diocese."
Washington National Cathedral is one of the
most high-profile Christian advocates for LGBT equality. In 2013, Hall
announced a policy of blessing same-sex marriages, and held a service to
celebrate the Supreme Court's rejection of the Defense of Marriage Act.
However, policy does not always immediately translate into true
acceptance, which is one reason why Partridge's service at the Cathedral
is so important. Chris Paige, a transgender activist who runs
Transfaith, a nonprofit focusing on faith and spirituality issues,
told The Huffington Post in 2013 that
"The trans experience is still little-understood in the general
community and even more so at times in churches and spiritual spaces.
Most of the time when we go into a congregation, we have the experience
of being the first one. Even in congregations that say they accept
transgender people, it doesn't mean they have ever met a trans person."
The
fact that Partridge is trans means that he has a wealth of experiences
and struggles to share with his congregations. “In one sense, my being
trans doesn’t matter,” he said to Religion and Politics about his role
as chaplain for
Boston University.
“In another way, I’m able to have certain conversations about the
complexities of human identity with college students, who are figuring
out their own identities.”
Paige also feels that trans people
have a lot to offer religion, and vice versa. "There is such an
intersection between being trans and religious," Paige told
The Huffington Post.
"Some of the fundamental religious questions -- 'Who am I? How do I fit
into the world?' -- those are very familiar questions that people ask
on a journey of gender exploration."
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