Río Texas Conference · 2026Proposed

Supporting Gender Inclusivity, Equal Protection, and the Sacred Worth of Transgender and Non-Binary People

Marked FOR ACTION: calls the conference to adopt non-discrimination policies including gender identity and expression, to support civil-rights protections for transgender people, and to affirm that gender identity is no barrier to candidacy, ordination, appointment, or lay employment. Affirmed by the Transforming Communities Vision Team.

Resolution language

…resolved that the Rio Texas Annual Conference, its churches, program areas, ministries, and camps adopt non-discrimination policies that include gender identity and gender expression…

Also brought by

A version of this resolution — Sacred Worth of Transgender & Non-Binary People — appears at another conference this cycle:

East Ohio — Supporting Gender Inclusivity, Equal Protection, and the Sacred Worth of Transgender and Non-Binary People

ProvenanceConfirmed

Río Texas 2026 Pre-Conference Report — Addendum (via Field Guide)