In many states, transgender people can obtain a new or amended birth certificate that indicates their new sexual identity and name following sex- reassignment surgery.
The American Baptist Church USA is the fifth-largest Christian denomination in the United States, with approximately 1.5 million members and 5,800 congregations worldwide. Although ABC-USA shares many traditions, beliefs and values with other Baptists, ABC-USA is a distinct entity from its relatives, the American Baptist Association, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists.
Meet the 2009 GenEQ Scholarship winners, selected from more than 1,000 applicants.
The four major movements within Judaism take starkly different positions regarding the spiritual rights of gay and lesbian Jews.