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We report from Chicago on how churches are responding to transgender people, especially as they become more and more visible in popular culture. At the Urban Village Church in Hyde Park, Rev. Emily McGinley\u2019s ministry reaches out to transgender individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with us that we don\u2019t have space for folks to transcend and expand our understanding of what it can be to be female and what it can be to be male?\u201d asks Rev. Emily McGinley of the Urban Village Church in Chicago. Her ministry reaches out to and welcomes transgender people, whom she says pose complex theological questions for faith communities. 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