The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently released new policies surrounding transgender members of the church. It has taken the news and social media by storm! Among other things, the new policies include a measure to annotate trans members’ records, grouping them with members who have committed sexual violence or child abuse. Today we are joined with Amanda and Shaye Scott to discuss these new policies. To view the new policies visit here: https://assets.churchofjesuschrist.org/1d/76/1d76991533df11efbaeeeeeeac1ed7e66fbf94a7/general_handbook_guiding_principles_for_local_leaders.pdf To visit Shaye and Amanda's podcast visit here: https://www.youtube.com/@GreatScotts Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/new-transgender-policy/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:32 NBC News on the church’s transgender policies 00:01:30 “This reminds me of the November 2015” 00:02:55 Introductions to Shaye and Amanda 00:07:35 How the church has handled transgender members historically 00:16:12 Restrictions against baptism 00:23:10 All the scriptures are silent on same-sex sexuality 00:24:55 Transgender individuals have been with us forever 00:29:00 Intersex 00:33:24 Preferred names and pronouns 00:37:40 Gender Specific Meetings and Activities 00:41:10 The church is giving into the PERCEIVED threat of transgender people 00:44:50 Overnight activities 00:49:35 Callings and Assignments 00:56:00 Restrooms in Church Facilities 01:06:15 Are these policies rooted in kindness and love? 01:15:00 Reactions from various people 01:22:25 Final Remarks ________________________________________________________________________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4530951114981376 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117 #MormonStories #Mormon #lds