The Divine Transgender--Symbols & Concept
The Divine Transgender is almost definitely not my original term--I'm sure someone else has used the name. But regardless, I wanted to coin it, because I've never seen it defined
A Divine Transgender person is any theistic trans person (of any religion, if you believe in divinity as a concept or as an entity) who considers their transness to be divine because, for example:
they believe the divine chose for them to be trans
they believe transition to be a divine act or to be desired by the divine
they believe transness brings them closer to their deity/divinity
Only theistic people may identify as Divine Transgender because the identity is based on the belief that divinity exists and has power, and belief in divinity is theism. However, one does not need to adhere to a specific religion. You only need to believe in some form of deity.
The best illustration of what the Divine Transgender is the quote that inspired the term;
“God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason God made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine, so that humanity might share in the act of creation.” ― Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Something That May Shock and Discredit You
This term is trans exclusive and not just "Divine Gender" because, frankly, cis binary people already have their divine genders. The point of the Divine Transgender is the belief that trans people are just as sacred and blessed as cis people. No one needs to be convinced being cisgender is divine. So please respect the Divine Transgender being deeply significant and meaningful to theistic trans people, and do not coopt this term for cis folks. Everything else is for cis people. Trans people deserve our own sacred role in theism.
Symbols under the cut.
