Last month, Joplin shared what she called her "big, risky truth" with her parishioners in an sermon delivered via Zoom. She knew she wanted to become a minister, she told CBC News last month, but she was also grappling with questions about her gender identity. After Joplin's coming out sermon, the church told CBC News the congregation and leadership were surprised by the announcement, and "expressed love" for her identity as a woman. Coming out something Joplin could not 'forego'Despite the church's decision, Joplin says that coming out was something she could not "forego." "I feel free in a way that I never did before I came out in transition," Joplin told CBC Toronto in an interview via Zoom.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2020 20:42 UTC