COE bishops publish guidance on welcoming transgender people
It encourages clergy to be 'creative and sensitive' in using liturgy to enable people to mark a major transition in their lives.
It warns against stereotyping trans people, saying they are 'as diverse as any other social group and ministers should avoid stereotyping'. However, it says it is appropriate to 'identify the preference of a transgender person in respect of their name and gendered (or other) pronouns'.
The guidance formally commends the incorporation of the existing rite for the Affirmation of Baptismal Faith into services which mark gender transition....