![]() ![]() "They just don't know, or they're coming from a position where they did think poorly about LGBT folks, and now they're not sure, and they need to figure out what to think." "I go and I talk with people who are on the edge of things," he said. He said he sees attitudes toward homosexuality and gender identity starting to evolve in "very small ways." Hartke is publishing a book called " Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians," and he regularly gives lectures at churches around the country. ![]() "It's not just an issue of 'Do you know what the word transgender means?' It's an issue of 'Do you know any people who are trans, and do you know what their experience is like?'" ![]() "Whether it's trying to buy a wedding cake or trying to get in the bathroom, the more visible we are, the more threatening that feels to people who think we shouldn't be in those spaces, and so it's not just an issue of visibility," he said. Colorado Civil Rights Commission - which will determine whether business owners can choose not to serve LGBTQ patrons. While Hartke sees positive change on the horizon, he said there are some trends that disturb him: A slew of Republican-backed transgender "bathroom" bills, for instance, and an ongoing Supreme Court case - Masterpiece Cakeshop v. ![]()
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