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Reverend Valerie Spencer Sees The Divinity of Transness
Subject
Reverence Spencer earned her Master degree in Social Work at the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary and upon graduation became a therapist.
2017 - She was on fellowship when she attended the Sojourner Truth Leadership Circle in New York. It was sponsored by Auburn Seminary, and it focused on self-care issues relevant to Black Trans women engaged with social justice movements. It was a unique program that says for the first time nurtured, celebrated, and provided ritual experiences to address who she is.
Reverend Valerie Spencer shares a message urging queer and trans youth to remember the sacred nature of their lives.
2005 First CDC consultation She coordinated that event.
2017 - She was on fellowship when she attended the Sojourner Truth Leadership Circle in New York. It was sponsored by Auburn Seminary, and it focused on self-care issues relevant to Black Trans women engaged with social justice movements. It was a unique program that says for the first time nurtured, celebrated, and provided ritual experiences to address who she is.
Reverend Valerie Spencer shares a message urging queer and trans youth to remember the sacred nature of their lives.
2005 First CDC consultation She coordinated that event.
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Reverend Spencer Quotes:
“Your role, queer young people, is to remain true to who you are, to tap into that truth, and to live in it fully. That’s your birthright, your sacred duty.”
“Your role, queer young people, is to remain true to who you are, to tap into that truth, and to live in it fully. That’s your birthright, your sacred duty.”
Source
By Rev. Valerie Spencer and Wren Sanders. THEM, July 1, 2022.
https://www.them.us/story/the-divinity-of-transness
https://www.them.us/story/the-divinity-of-transness
Contributor
Photo: National Black Justice Coalition
https://nbjc.org/valerie-spencer-msw/
Interview with Valerie Spencer. Feminist Archive Exhibits. 2017.
https://uwb.ds.lib.uw.edu/feministarchiveexhibits/exhibits/show/transgenderactivists/item/215
https://nbjc.org/valerie-spencer-msw/
Interview with Valerie Spencer. Feminist Archive Exhibits. 2017.
https://uwb.ds.lib.uw.edu/feministarchiveexhibits/exhibits/show/transgenderactivists/item/215
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Biographical Text
“Remember, to be trans is one of the most spiritual things one can ever be in and of itself — even should you never pray.”