Part 1: How to Hug a Transgender Latter-day Saint | An Interview with Katherine Herrmann

Katherine Herrmann lists all things Apple, new wave/alternative
music, and fantasy/science fiction among her fandoms. She works as
a principal software engineer/architect for a video streaming
company, and recently published TransLucent: How I put off my
natural man and found a spiritual woman. At church, she has served
as secretary for deacons, teachers, and priests quorums, as a
Sunday School and elders quorum teacher, elders quorum secretary,
ward executive secretary, newsletter editor, and assistant ward
clerk—historian. She has also hugged a lot of people at general
conference, and bore her testimony in over 40 wards in three years.
This is Part 1 of a 2-part conversation. Listen to Part 2 here.
Highlights 02:00 Kurt introduces the topic of transgenderism and
what people can expect from this podcast episode. 05:30 Katherine
is introduced and she shares her experience with church leaders.
09:15 Katherine shares her background and the beginning of her
story. She was born biologically male but since she was a young
child she felt female. 14:10 What is gender dysphoria? Katherine
describes how it has felt for her. 18:15 Katherine’s teenage years.
Always an outsider and having different interests. 22:30
Transgender youth and transition surgeries. 24:50 Is your child
really transgender? Based on her personal research and experience,
Katherine believes there is a huge difference between kids that
come out as transgender when they are 3-4 years old and kids that
come out between 10-12 years old. Links Listen to Part 2
TransLucent: How I put off my natural man and discovered a
spiritual woman Facebook page: TransLucent North Star Saints Read
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