Diversity of Trans* Part 3: From Female to Male and Back to Female
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- In this third part of our series “Diversity of Trans*,” I sit down with my good friend Kyla Gillespie. Kyla is female, transitioned to male 10 years ago, then back to female 4 years ago. She tells her story in this episode and discusses why she transitioned in the first place, the results of that transition, her encounter with Jesus in 2017, her decision to detransition back to her birth sex, and her ongoing journey in the gospel.
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Kyla, thank you for sharing your story!! As a mom with a trans daughter I appreciate your authenticity about the struggle so many have with gender dysphoria. Thank you for all you're doing with the LGBT community! Thank you Preston for all you do also!
Kyla, you are so awesome! I went to NCS with you... thought I was athletic until you came along! Lol. Had no idea of your story but I'm amazed listening to this, at the incredible woman you are ! Thank you for sharing this!
Such an encouraging story. I just learned that my transgender nephew (F2M) has decided he's an atheist. I love him no matter what, but I'm so disappointed that he's falling away from his faith. Kyla's story gives me hope that he can come to terms to his relationship to God. Thanks for sharing.
Preston! I'm so glad for this video!
Powerful story. glad I got to hear my cousins story.
Thanks Preston ... I appreciate you !
Thanks for sharing your story, blessings!
I love that part about the Holy Spirit convicting people of their sin! So true Kyla❤ thank you for sharing ❤
Wow such a powerful story! God is so good
At 5 I remember playing in the sandbox and setting fire to things.
Where’s that part 3, brother?
31:30 identity in Christ - her explanation is so applicable
Please forgive me since commenting here is the current maximum extent of my courage to be visible?
Whether anyone considers themselves christian or not, may I please include some extra nuance to your conversation? I have no intention of attempting any kind of evangelization in my contribution, I would however like to supply some extra dimensión to the discourse. To advance some concepts I would like to present some quotes.
First:
Isa 56:4-5 KJV 4 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; 5 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.
Second:
Mat 19:11-12 KJV 11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 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.
Third:
Act 8:26-40 KJV which I consider too long to be quoted here.
I would love to note first that the term eunuch in these quotes seems to be defined by the Lord Jesus himself to include intersex individuals (eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb). Unwilling (some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men) and willing (eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs) individuals appear similarly defined.
May I also note the quote (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 am aware that original Hebrew literally is translated "a hand and a name" greater than of sons and of daughters. I am, however, quite intrigued by the implications that eunuchs are given recognition separate from sons and from daughters.
I consider myself to be a eunuch (trans). I am not exactly a son and not exactly a daughter. I have a woefully masculine face and physique but I am definitely not a son (AMAB MTF post SRS (GCS)). Therefore I do not fit in sons' spaces or daughters' spaces.
I have immersed myself in the philosophical, psychological, political and theological literature and media for a significant portion of seven decades and conclude that I am physically, politically, perceptually and theologically non-binary. Psychologically, I have identified as female since the age of two or three but diligent discipline discouraged any hint or discussion of my feminine identity or behavior. My ideal puberty would have included hormone blockers until a legally acceptable age to begin HRT and GCS (SRS) and then as nearly normal womanhood as attainable.
In actuality, the diligent discipline has induced my voluntary celibacy and perception that I have been insidiously gaslighted and have a subtle incidence of complex traumatic stress disorder by the dismissing, ignoring, denying and suppressing of my gender identity.
I hope my comments and the quotes are discovered to be beneficial. I pray that nothing is found to be triggering because my intent was to be somehow loving, compassionate and empathetic to each and everyone. If you have deigned to read this entire comment, thank you much!
@Gengar I suggest that you read theologian Megan DeFranza's book.