TRANSforming Faith

press release: National press secretary for Human Rights Campaign to speak at First United Methodist Church of Madison.  

First United Methodist Church of Madison will be hosting Sarah McBride as the Keynote Speaker for our second annual TRANSforming Faith Conference on Saturday, August 18, from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The conference is dedicated to strengthening the understanding between transgender youth, their parents, and their faith leaders. The day consists of panel discussions; caucus break out groups for parents, youth, and faith communities; and workshops on topics important to transgender youth and the faith community.

McBride made national headlines as the first transgender speaker at a major political convention when she spoke during the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. She is largely credited with the passage of legislation in Delaware banning discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment, housing,insurance, and public accommodations. Sarah has also published a memoir, Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss and the Fight for Trans Equality. The book chronicles McBride’s coming out, her activism, and her marriage to Andrew Cray, a transgender lawyer at the Center for American Progress - and her loss of Cray to cancer just four days after the wedding ceremony.

This event is open to the public. People of all faiths, backgrounds, and orientations are welcome and encouraged to attend - no one will be turned away!

Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-transforming-faith-conference-tickets-46368405148