The new policies include a measure to annotate trans members’ records, grouping them with members who have committed sexual violence or child abuse.

The new policies include a measure to annotate trans members’ records, grouping them with members who have committed sexual violence or child abuse.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known widely as the Mormon church, issued a slew of new policies this week expanding its restrictions on transgender members.

The policies, released Monday, include rules barring trans people from working with children, becoming priests and serving as teachers. The church also expanded on an existing rule that barred trans people from being baptized.

Trans members will also face possible annotation on their membership records, grouping them with churchgoers who have committed incest, sexual predatory behavior, sexual violence against children and embezzlement of church funds.

  • Samvega
    2·
    3 months ago

    Sorry, but you have a diminished ability to counter the lies people tell about you when you’re dead.

    The best we could do is try to create a society, before we die, which refrains from lying. I’m not sure that’s easy, considering that many humans rely on ideology to create a sense of purpose, and all ideology strains away from the truth at some point.

    • MagicShel@programming.dev
      4·
      3 months ago

      you have a diminished ability to counter the lies people tell about you when you’re dead.

      Fortunately I have this genius plan to be an absolute nobody in the history of the world. It’s my greatest defense against posthumous fuckery. But if putting me in a dress will help, I don’t care.