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Jonathan S. Williams was three months into pastoring a new,
evangelical church plant when his father confessed a secret: he was
transgender. His father, Paul, a prominent evangelical pastor, soon
became Paula, and Jonathan's life and ministry went into a
tailspin. Feeling betrayed by his mentor and confidante and scared
that his church would lose funding and support if Paula's secret
was exposed, Jonathan sunk into depression and alcoholism. She's My
Dad explores Jonathan's long and winding journey toward
reconciliation, forgiveness, and acceptance of his father as well
as his church's journey to become one of the few fully
LGBTQ-inclusive, evangelical churches in America. Jonathan and
Paula offer insight and encouragement for those with transgender
family members, empathizing with the feelings of loss and trauma
and understanding that even being LGBTQ-affirming doesn't mean the
transition of a family member will be easy. Jonathan writes of his
family's continuing evolution, the meaning of remaining loyal to
one's father even when she is no longer a man, the ongoing
theological evolution surrounding transgender rights and advocacy
in the church, and the unflinching self-scrutiny of a pastor who
lost his God only to find God again in his father's transition.
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