Ten authors fea­tured in the March 2026 Friends Jour­nal spe­cial issue on gen­der and sex­u­al iden­ti­ties join trans and non­bi­na­ry mod­er­a­tors for facil­i­tat­ed con­ver­sa­tion. Free and both online at at Swarth­more Col­lege. Learn more here.

I wrote the intro­duc­to­ry col­umn for this issue. Here’s a taste:

am grate­ful that both our reli­gious soci­ety and wider cul­ture have devel­oped a greater under­stand­ing of the diver­si­ty of gen­der expres­sions. I appre­ci­ate an expand­ed vocab­u­lary with which to include peo­ple. (Only ten years ago the sin­gu­lar “they” was still cau­tioned against in the Friends Jour­nal style guide!) Change can be con­fus­ing and bewil­der­ing, but open con­ver­sa­tions between Friends one-on-one and in set­tings like a clear­ness com­mit­tee can help us under­stand one anoth­er in our long­ing to be known and loved.

You can read the whole issue on Friends Jour­nal.

A Quak­er Trans Day of Vis­i­bil­i­ty Gath­er­ing: A free online & in per­son event for Friends 

A Quak­er Trans Day of Vis­i­bil­i­ty Gath­er­ing: A free online & in per­son event for Friends