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‘As a mum you want to bring them in and wrap them up and you be the refuge, but surely there should be a church that is their refuge, surely, but there now I am sure there is [where she currently resides].’ (Becky, mother of a transgender daughter)

‘What would help would be for people to stop being judgemental. This is the first and most important step and I would say that people claim not to be judgemental but with a careful…prodding they reveal their actual thoughts.’ (George, trans man)

‘My ideal minister is one that is probably much like the ones I have now that are willing to listen and talk to me about trans theology and how it helps me sort of discuss it so I don’t go off on some giant heretical slant… To be able…to be willing to publicly say that they are trans accepting…willing to give trans people a voice where trans people don’t have a voice…willing to use their position to advocate for trans inclusion.’ (Steve, trans man)