Is God non-binary?

It's just like a progressivist to label as a "hater" and "transphobic" those with whom he disagrees. I shouldn't even dignify such accusations with a response, but for others who read this forum I will state that I categorically deny that your labels have any truth to them. You obviously don't want to read the report I linked to, since it proves that nearly all gender dysphoria is caused by environmental (experiential) influences, not genetic ones.

And let me say that anyone who blindly believes "Mother Jones" and the mainstream media's sensationalism about the Nex Benedict story, without doing further research, is predisposed to hearing only the narrative that suits them. That town is a half-hour up the highway from where we live, and the local news reported the true story: Nex Benedict started the fight! This was a case of typical teenager cliques running into each other in a bathroom and trash-talking each other about their clothing, until Nex initiated physical hostilities (this is by her own admission to the school resource officer). The medical examiner says she did not die from physical trauma; we aren't told yet if she overdosed on something, but we shouldn't speculate as to the cause of death (the videotaped interview in the hospital shows Nex smiling and looking happy, clothed like any normal teen girl, with no serious injuries).

 

2 points of correction:

(1) I never once called you a "hater". I also never called you "transphobic". I did say your words were hateful, bigoted, and transphobic. Which they are. But as for you personally, I merely think you are confused and mistaken and possibly misled, desperately trying fit in with he current conservative fad of pushing an anti-trans agenda.

(2) I did scan your report; which was rubbish and not worth any further effort.

But I must confess that I am really shocked and disappointed by your last post's callousness and lack of empathy with regard to Nex's tragic death. And by your disingenuousness. Nex didn't start the fight. They poured water on one of the girls after being insulted. Then they were jumped by three girls and beaten until they were unconscious. If you believe the two actions were equivalent or that one justified the other, you are alarmingly out of step with what is morally acceptable in society. Pouring water may not have been the right thing to do, but it's an understandable reaction after enduring a year of bullying for their gender expansiveness in a state (and nation) that is growing increasingly hostile to trans people, even, if not especially, to trans children.

Also, I don't know how you could possibly know that one story out of the hundreds written about the events leading to Nex's death is "the true story". Maybe because it's the one that allows you to write off the anti-trans violence and blame the victim. Have you no milk of human kindness or at least a modicum of respect for the dead?



The claim that Nex's death was not related to physical trauma was almost immediately criticized and disputed and no official cause of death has yet to be given. It wouldn't be the first time that an initial finding in an autopsy was proven wrong. And of course, it would be very convenient for local leaders if the death of a marginalized individual that had caught national attention could be explained away in a manner that would absolve them of any culpability or complicity. Perhaps that's why Nex's family felt the need to start conducting its own independent investigation and why there are multiple voices calling for the FBI to get involved, since they are indigenous and died on indigenous land.

And since we're preserving a record for future readers of the forum. I want to say categorically to any LGBT individual, you are loved. You matter. Your life matters. Christ loves you unconditionally, gave himself to die on the cross for your redemption, and the redemption of the whole world. Even now, He is preparing a place specifically for you in heaven, just as He is for everyone else. Who you are, body and soul, and who you love is fully accepted and affirmed in the light of God's love revealed in the person of Jesus Christ.

Hopefully, Christians will one day make you feel more welcome and less condemned. "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." - John 3:17

 

I believe what you are saying is true of all the older people who are affected by gender dysphoria. However, there is a very rapid rise in people now saying that they are "trans" among the young. I am concerned about the younger ones, the lack of actual science, or any solid social science to support the position some proffessionals are taking. I believe we need a policy of "first do no harm", not puberty blocking drugs taken by children, ordered from the internet, based on an untested theory that "acceptence" will fix all the suffering.

I do believe Christians should accept that genuinely intersexed people exsist, and the Biblical priority in those instances is love, not to tell that person they not for real because "He made them male and female." This is a different matter to a sudden and unexplained trend in trans-claims.

God is above and beyond gender, except during the incarnation, and then as a human was for certain, male.

 

There is a mental health crisis among the trans community. Depression and anxiety abounds. The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law conducted a study last year that found a staggering 81% of trans adults had seriously considered suicide and 42% had actually attempted it.

As for reasons why, the studies founder cited "A lack of societal recognition and acceptance of gender identities outside of the binary of cisgender man or woman and increasing politically motivated attacks on transgender individuals increase stigma and prejudice and related exposure to minority stress, which contributes to the high rates of substance use and suicidality we see among transgender people." This nation's demonization, prejudice, and hatred toward the trans and larger LGBT community is literally killing people. As Christians, we have a duty to let trans and gender expansive people know that we love them and that God loves them. And we have a prophetic role in defending them from violence and discrimination amd calling for inclusion, dignity, and equality ofor all. We pray weekly "for the victims of...fear, injustice, and oppression" we need to act to help them.