In this time where the very existence of transgender people is at stake, Unitarian Universalists San Luis Obispo aims to protect and honor transgender, intersex, and non-binary people and their families at all life stages. We condemn all legislation that seeks to erase transgender personhood and diminish the rights of all people to express their gender in a manner consistent with their true selves.
As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm the inherent worth and dignity of each person as a core principle. The ability to live authentically as one’s true self is central to a lifelong journey towards spiritual fulfillment.
A social witness statement “Embracing Transgender, Nonbinary, Intersex, and Gender Diverse People is a Fundamental Expression of UU Values” was adopted at the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association in 2024 and supported wholeheartedly by our local delegates.
Transgender and gender-diverse people are a beautiful and divine manifestation of humanity.
Gina Whitaker
Arroyo Grande
This article appears in Pride 2025.
Here’s a tip: If you want your advocacy to be taken seriously, avoid overwrought, florid hyperbole. The “very existence” of trans people is not at stake, and no one is trying to “erase transgender personhood”. Just reciting empty cause slogans convinces nobody.