Retaining their faith can be difficult for trans Catholics in the United States. They are rebuked by some fellow Catholics, but still find full acceptance in some parts of the church. A growing number of parishes have formed support groups for the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community. Within the past two years, at least six Catholic dioceses have issued guidelines that target trans people with restrictions and refuse to recognize their gender identity. Many of our bishops are anti-science. Sister Luisa Derouen, a retired nun who has ministered to trans people, said that they are cold and cruel. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has a policy against trans Catholics. Church personnel can't use preferred pronouns that reflect their gender identity. The policy states that all interactions and policies, parishes, organizations, and institutions are to recognize only a person's biological sex. It says that the Catholic organizations in the archdiocese must require people to use the bathroom associated with their birth gender and follow dress codes on the same basis. The Diocese of Marquette in Michigan's Upper Peninsula issued a broader policy in July that said pastors should deny the sacraments to trans, gay and non-Catholics. There is a different, more welcoming face of the church in some places. The Church of Our Lady of Grace in New Jersey celebrated its annual Pride Mass a few weeks before the policy came about. Christine Zuba, a trans woman from New Jersey, delivered part of the homily at the invitation of the priest. The decades-long journey that led to her coming out six years earlier was shared with other worshippers. We change hearts and minds, one person at a time, by staying visible, not only outside these walls but inside our churches. We're coming back in. The other worshippers applauded when Santora said the other worshippers rose. Santora said he wanted Christine to be on the pulpit. From the age of 4 she knew she was different. She was grateful that a nearby church, Saints Peter and Paul in Turnersville, New Jersey, welcomed her when she came out five decades later. She is a eucharistic minister. She knows that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops does not accept the concept of gender transition. When they turn someone away, they are losing parents, children, groups of friends who say this is not the church we want to belong to. Lynn Discenza grew up in a churchgoing Italian American family in West Hartford, Connecticut, and went to seminary before pursuing a career in aerospace design. She considers herself fortunate to be a member of the Saint Patrick-Saint Anthony Church. She is a leader of the ministry. The annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, which commemorates people killed due to anti-trans violence, was particularly moving. She thanked the other worshippers and they responded with applause. The pastor highlighted the commemoration in the bulletin. We must not allow fear to be a reason for hatred. Discenza hopes that grassroots activism on behalf of greater inclusivity will accelerate as more parishes add LGBTQ ministries. She said that the change will come from the ground up and that some of the old bishops will die away. The conflicting approaches of individual churches and clergy can pose challenges to young trans Catholics and their parents. Eli, who is 19 in March, came out as trans almost four years ago and said he felt a strong connection with his faith and many of his friends supported him. The pastor of the family's longstanding parish refused to refer to him with masculine pronouns and he had anxiety attacks in church due to some parishioners. A place that had once been a safe haven for me had become a place of danger. He said that his spirituality has grown since he came out. For the first time in my life, I feel whole. His mother, JoEllen Musselman, said that he lost some really good friends. She embraced the faith as a convert and now has mixed feelings. She is determined to remain active in the church. She said that the church would collapse if it wasn't for Christ. The retired nun, who has ministered to more than 250 people since 1999, received permission from her superiors to write about that work. She had to not identify herself or her congregation, the Dominican Sisters of Peace. She gave witness to their dignity and worth as human beings by using a pseudonym, which she abandoned in the fall of 2018, to publicly speak out on behalf of trans people. In a recent interview, Derouen said that there will be more tension over the inclusion of trans people. The American church has never had a time when the Catholic hierarchy had less moral credibility. There is a Lilly Endowment Inc. funds Associated Press religion coverage through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US. 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