A Trans Woman Wearing Women's Clothes Is Not Cross-Dressing. Here's Why.
A trans woman wearing women's clothes is not pretending to be what she is not. She is being what she is. She is living authentically, not practicing deception. The entire framework of the prohibition — deception — does not apply to someone living their truth.
If "God doesn't make mistakes" means bodies should never be altered, then glasses, insulin, hearing aids, cleft palate repair, pacemakers, and heart surgery are all forbidden. We don't apply this logic to any other medical condition. Gender-affirming care is supported by every major medical organization as evidence-based, life-saving treatment.
And the empirical evidence is clear: trans youth in non-affirming environments have suicide attempt rates exceeding 50%. Those with accepting families experience an 82% reduction.
Even if you disagree theologically — use people's names and pronouns, tell them they're loved, don't kick them out. The stakes are measured in lives.
The Bible Never Mentions Trans People. Here's Why.
Transgender people are not eunuchs. But the Bible's consistent movement toward including gender outsiders — culminating in Jesus's direct acknowledgment and Philip's unconditional baptism — establishes a clear trajectory.