Trans-Formed

The reigning views of gender, sex, morality, and marriage are the views of LGBTQ, of which dissent is unthinkable. Dr. Linda Seiler dissents, speaking from her own experience as a “man trapped in a female body.” Though virtually outlawed, this is the alternative viewpoint, the dissenting viewpoint, the Christian viewpoint, and it deserves to be heard because it is resonantly true—true to experience as much as it’s true to Scripture.

Linda repudiates an approach to transgenderism that is accommodating, coercive, affirming, or condemning, but speaks instead to the freedom found in spiritual transformation. Besides the personal journey of Linda, the essay provides a primer on the issues and the science of transgenderism.have zero childhood memories of being content as a girl. From my earliest recollection, I felt like a boy trapped in a female body. Instead of imitating mommy and trying on her makeup or high-heeled shoes, I imitated daddy, pretending to shave and mow the lawn.

During my childhood, our family attended a mainline church that promoted a social gospel—the more good works you do, the greater your chances of heaven. Though I hadn’t heard the gospel up to that point, I never doubted God’s existence. I remember lying in bed one morning and asking God to turn me into a boy before I got out of bed. I believed God could do anything, so I gave Him a good ten to fifteen minutes. Needless to say, I got out of bed a very disappointed little girl and began to doubt God’s goodness, though I never doubted His existence.