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# Australia sees first ‘out’ trans minister
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/australia-sees-first-out-trans-minister/
- Published: 2021-04-01T16:10:49.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-01T16:10:49.000Z
- Description: Reverend Josephine Inkpin has made history by becoming the first out trans minister in Australia
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Queer Corner, Australia, LGBTQ, Trans Day of Visibility, trans representation, Transgender

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From ABC News

Reverend **Josephine ‘Jo’ Inkpin** has made history by becoming the first out trans minister in **Australia**, as she recently became the new leader of the **Pitt Street Uniting Church** in **Sydney**. Inkpin came out to her Anglican community four years ago, and is married to fellow reverend **Penny Jones**. She told *[ABC News](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/reverend-jo-inkpin-making-history-in-uniting-church-role/13282256?ref=scenemag.co.uk)* that there were *“tears of joy”* when she was inducted into her new role earlier this month.

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jo-and-penny-600-400.jpg)

Jo and Penny in 2018 by Geoff Kemp

She highlighted the importance of inclusivity in the church, saying: *“I know how much for myself, just to know there is someone like me, what a difference it makes. To see ourselves represented in public space is really huge.”* Inkpin also shared a [message](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3roRMUnqZ4&t=4s&ref=scenemag.co.uk) of support for fellow trans people on the **Trans Day of Visibility** (**March 31**), saying it is important to celebrate the event to *“dispel…all the nonsense loaded onto trans and gender diverse people”* and to *“disperse more of the love of God”* *.*

She hopes trans inclusion in religious groups will continue to improve: *“The Uniting Church has a little work to do, but it’s got that diversity, I think – it knows you have to listen to the people themselves…What I am hoping is that I’ll have the freedom – not just to be a transgender person, a visible transgender person – to enter more freely into other things, rather than having to fight in church battles.”*