I’m Transgender’: New York Pastor Announces Transition During Sunday Service in Viral Moment

According to reports, According to reports, a New York Methodist pastor announced plans to transition and now identifies as asexual. Rev. Phillip Phaneuf of North Chili United Methodist Church shared the news during a Nov. 23 service while wearing a rainbow stole.

“So I get to announce with joy that I’m transitioning,” Phaneuf said. “I’m affirming to all of you that I am transgender. The best way to put this is that I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man. This is a process, and it may be shocking for some as to what this all means.”