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Interview with Lawrence Tanner Richardson

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Lawrence Tanner Richardson is a Black trans man from St. Paul, Minnesota. He talks about his childhood, including being raised by his grandmother and being very involved in the Southern Baptist church. He talks about how his transition affected his relationships. At the time of the interview, he was a United Church of Christ pastor, doing digital evangelism at Linden Hills UUC, and heading two online churches for trans and gender non-conforming people. He explains his journey from seeing God as hating him to seeing God as a loving God. He touches upon his encounters with the police, as well as his experience of community at the Black Trans Man’s Conference.

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