I’m glad I have this blog somewhat separate from the actual scrollofthoth.com. Now more than ever because I want to say some things about the upcoming podcast that would be inappropriate to post on the main page.
The topic was Pagan Leadership and LBGTQ Pagan Spirituality. One of our guests was a member of the Re-Formed Congregation of the Goddess. We got to a point in the conversation where we were talking about the experience of being a woman and I asked, “Does the RCG allow transgender women to join?”
To my surprise the answer was no.
One thing I berate my Christian friends about is that they don’t police their own. If I were a Christian, it would be my mission to let the world know that the Westboro Baptist Church and Pat Robertson DO NOT represent Christian beliefs. They are not good Christians.
Admittedly, I didn’t call out my guest on the podcast. I didn’t think it would be appropriate to attack my guest. Maybe I was just a coward. But I do want to say that I think this stance is wrong. That those who identify as female should be treated with all respect and given the same opportunities as someone who was born that way. I don’t believe that a person’s birth gender determines how well they will understand a particular spiritual path.
This guest does not represent the RCG, and I’m not sure if this is the policy of RCG International, but if it is, it’s up to us as pagans to say loud and clear they they DO NOT represent us, and that their behavior is not acceptable.