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Hartford Seminary

The Hartford Seminary posts a list of religious groups supporting LGBT concerns, as well as other resources.

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Julie Nemecek

Julie Nemecek, as the Rev. John Nemecek, was a Baptist minister and longtime professor at Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Mich. The school fired her in December 2006 after she had come out as transgender. She filed a discrimination claim that was later settled, and is now founder and head of a consulting company […]

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Drew Phoenix

The Rev. Drew Phoenix, who underwent sex-change surgery and changed his name from Anne Gordon, is executive director of Identity Inc., an LGBT advocacy group in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Erin Swenson

Erin Swenson, a who lives in the Atlanta area and was ordained in 1973 as Eric Karl Swenson by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), in 1996 openly changed gender while working as a pastor. She is a licensed marriage therapist in Atlanta, Ga., where she works with individuals and families on gender identity issues.

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Lucas Silveira

Lucas Silveira, formerly Lilia Silveira, is the lead singer of the rock band The Cliks. He underwent sex-change surgery in 2006. Contact his manager,  Joy Collingbourne.

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Michelle Prevost

Michelle Prevost, who in the late 1990s transitioned from being a man to a woman, directed the documentary Trained in the Ways of Men, about the murder of 17-year-old Gwen Araujo. See her website.

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Renee Richards

Renee Richards, the physician and tennis player who was born Richard Raskind, wrote the 2007 book No Way, Renee: The Second Half of My Notorious Life. She lives in New York state. Contact through Simon & Schuster publicity.

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