"I want to go on living after my death, so that the message that God has given me to preach will continue to bless and help future generations of LGBT youth in their struggle for identity." -- Sister Paula Nielsen This is why Sister Paula, an open transgender Christian, spent seven years writing her autobiography "The Trans Evangelist", a document that spans seven decades.
Her story is a unique journey that the reader will find fascinating, entertaining, and spiritually uplifting. Paula says: "So many people are living dull and uneventful lives because they are being what society expects them to be, rather than being the person they really are." Paula has had the courage to step out and be herself, swimming against the current of popular opinion of her time. Her life is checkered with controversy. Yet, through it all, God's hand remained on her life."
In 2013, I interviewed Paula and asked her about her transition experiences: "I was born in 1938 -- transitioned in 1963 at 25 years of age. At first, I had very little support from my family, although that is not the case today.
Surprisingly enough, I had more support when I transitioned in 1963 from straight friends than from gay and lesbian friends. Today, trans people transition while on a particular job. In 1963 that did not happen. One had to pass as a woman in order to hold down a job in that identity.
My role model was Christine Jorgensen. In 1952 when her story hit the news media, and I read her story in the newspaper, it was like I was reading about myself. At that time I knew nothing about transgenderism."
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