Rev. Phillipa Phaneuf made the announcement while wearing a stole with a rainbow pattern "The best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man," she said A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Methodist pastor from Rochester, New York, shocked her congregation after publicly announcing she is a transgender woman during ...

Rev. Phillip Phaneuf of North Chili United Methodist Church in Rochester made a major announcement during the Nov. 23 Sunday service. The 51-year-old revealed plans to transition into a woman and now ...

A Methodist pastor came out as trans to her congregation in a powerful sermon during which she declared, “The best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a ...

A pastor in Rochester, New York, recently announced to her congregation that she is transgender, affirming that while her appearance may change, her "commitment to the good news of Jesus Christ" will ...

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