2018 Gender Odyssey

Ceri Anne is a male to female trans woman. She comes from a fundamental evangelical Christian family, and currently is a member of United Methodist Church of the Resurrection. This is the largest Methodist Church in the United States, where she is a lay leader in the LGBT Ministry. Ceri is a part of The Reformation Project Leadership Cohort, an organization focused on LGBT Inclusiveness in the church. She has spoken at various churches, been interviewed for NPR and Huffington Post, and presented at PFLAG Kansas City. She has two adult children, both married, Kevin, and Kaitlin. She is divorced, a Navy Veteran, enjoys the arts and outdoors, and her motorcycle.

Danielle Walsh (she/her pronouns) is a licensed professional counselor living in Boise, Idaho. In addition to specializing in working with trans* folks in her counseling practice, Danielle advocates for the trans* community through her work with DignityUSA. (DignityUSA is non-profit that works, domestically and internationally, for change to empower LGBTQI people, both in the Catholic Church and society.) Danielle is a member of DignityUSA’s Transgender Support Caucus, a community and ministry forum for transgender, queer and intersex Catholics and their allies. A life-long Catholic, Danielle has struggled with the Catholic Church’s stance on LGBTQI issues. She is personally and professionally committed to creating spaces where diverse forms of faith, gender identity and expression, and sexuality can coexist.