The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), recently urged Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to veto a bill restricting healthcare for transgender youth.
"The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) strongly affirms the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and transgender people, passing a resolution in 2014 to hold them in prayer in countries where they are vulnerable. The assembly affirms the full dignity and humanity of transgender people, their full inclusion in all human rights, and their giftedness for service. The assembly affirms the church’s obligation to stand for the right of people of all gender identities to live free from discrimination, violence, and every form of injustice.We were created in the likeness and image of God, to live in community and walk by faith together. Even when we don’t understand, we must trust that the good Lord does. There’s something wrong when we alienate individuals based on perceived otherness. We all belong to God. We are called to challenge any judicial process that says we are not created in the image and likeness of God. Every human being deserves to live in peace and live in the presence of a God who never abandons us."
Read the full statement on the PC(USA)'s website.
