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The Sydney Uniting Church appoints history-making transgender minister
When Reverend Josephine ‘Jo’ Inkpin was inducted into the Uniting Church as a minister earlier this month, there were “tears of joy”.
In a first for Australia, Reverend Inkpin became the first openly trans person to be inducted into a mainstream church.
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)For much of her career, she served as a priest within the Anglican Church. After coming out, she moved to serve in the Uniting Church, where she felt it was the best place to flourish.
Reverend Inkpin was the first church leader to come out as transgender in Australia, and on March 14 she again made history:
“No-one has actually been appointed and given a licence,” she explained.
That licence sees…
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