Registration For m Transforming Love—Philadelphia, PA September 26, 2015

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______Founded in 1977, New Ways Ministry Saturday, September 26, 2015 Email Address is a -positive ministry of advocacy 8:30 am to 1:00 pm and justice for , gay, bisexual, (during the World Meeting of Families) Donation: $15, which includes lunch and (LGBT) Catholics, (more if you can, less if you cannot) and reconciliation within the larger St. John the Evangelist Catholic and civil communities. Parish Center Make checks payable to 1212 Ludlow Street “New Ways Ministry” Philadelphia, PA 19107 and send with registration form to: New Ways Ministry New Ways Ministry (between Market & Chestnut Streets, 4012 29th Street 4012 29th Street and between 12th & 13th) Mount Rainier, MD 20712 Mount Rainier, MD 20712 To use a credit card, call 301-277-5674 or go to www.NewWaysMinistry.org. T: 301-277-5674 Sponsored by: [email protected] New Ways www.NewWaysMinistry.org Ministry Transforming Love Exploring Gender Identity from Catholic Perspectives Julie Chovanes, a transsexual woman, was Over the last two decades, the Catholic Nicole Santamaria is a Salvadoran intersex born into a conservative religious family in community has become extremely supportive woman, a survivor of three attacks against her suburban Philadelphia. of lesbian and gay issues, including marriage life, and an activist of Joe (as Julie was equality. Now news organizations, the Women Human Rights called) played football entertainment industry, universities and faith Defender and LGBTI in high school, did not communities are giving more and more visibil- Human Rights Defender. dream of growing up ity to transgender, queer, and intersex Nicole’s faith gave her to be a woman, but persons, but knowledge of these realities and the strength to address struggled with her the social forces that affect them is almost the Inter-American trans identity all her non-existent among most Catholics. Commission on Human life. The goal of the workshop is to gain some Rights of the Organiza- As a male, Julie met understanding about LGBTQI people through tion of American States her wife in law school, their personal and spiritual journeys so that in Washington, DC on transitioned six years all persons feel welcome in the Christian October 29th 2013. ago, and is still married. They have four community. The panelists’ stories will help us She denounced the Salvadoran state for children, ranging in age from 23 to 15. appreciate the challenges they experience impunity of hate crimes against the LGBTI Julie is beginning a trans legal clinic in the and the gifts they offer to the human family. community. For this reason, her life is Philadelphia area. The workshop includes prayer, presentations, constantly at risk. small group discussions, Q & A sessions,

and informational handouts. delfin bautista is a native of Miami, Florida, Vilma Santamaría is a teacher, sociologist, and of Cuban and Salvadoran heritage. delfin Lunch will be provided. and mother of an intersex woman named identifies as trans*, Nicole (see above). specifically as two- Workshop Schedule Vilma was a student at spirit or gender queer. 8:30 am Coffee & donuts the National University delfin has graduate 9:00 am Opening Prayer during the 1980s civil degrees in divinity 9:15 am Gender Identity Definitions war in El Salvador, and social work and 9:30 am Presentations: Julie Chovanes and she has been a is passionate about and delfin bautista follower of the libera- engaging the intersec- 10:00 am Small group discussion tion theology that tions of religion, sexu- 10:15 am Large group discussion Archbishop Oscar ality, gender, race/ 10:45 am Break Romero preached. ethnicity, and social 11:00 am Presentations: Nicole & Vilma Vilma was raised as a justice. Santamaria 11:30 am Small group discussion Catholic and raised her delfin currently serves as the Director of Ohio 11:45 am Large group discussion children as Catholics. Since 2010, she and University’s LGBT Center and is on the Board of 12:15 pm Closing Prayer Nicole have been members of the Anglican Directors for Trans Bodies Trans Selves and the 12:30 pm Lunch Church because of the openness and compas- Vision Council for Call To Action. 1:00 pm Departure sion they found there.