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    Chris Paige
    Pronouns they/them[1] or zey/zem[2][3]
    Gender identity OtherWise-gendered[1]
    Occupation advocate, religious organizer, writer, editor

    Chris Paige is a writer, advocate, and religious organizer. They are one of the cofounders of the website/organization TransFaith.

    In 1998 Paige created/received the word "OtherWise" on a mountaintop during an LGBT spiritual retreat in Pennsylvania, as the word nonbinary did not yet exist.[3] They define OtherWise as:

    « any gender identity or expression that transcends the simplistic Western settler-colonist narrative of two and only two mutually exclusive and unchangeable genders, defined strictly and easily based on biology at birth.[4] »

    Books published[edit | edit source]

    • OtherWise Christian: A Guidebook for Transgender Liberation
    • OtherWise Christian 2: Stories of Resistance
    • Christian Faith and Gender Identity: An OtherWise Reflection Guide

    Links[edit | edit source]

    References[edit | edit source]

    1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Paige, Chris (17 February 2016). "I am OtherWise". To Be OtherWise. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
    2. https://chrispaige.com/about/ Archived on 17 July 2023
    3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Smith, Avery (May 26, 2020). "Mx Chris Paige is an OtherWise holy hybrid". Blessed Are the Binary Breakers. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2020.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    4. Paige, Chris (March 14, 2020). "OC2: What is "OtherWise-gendered"?". OtherWise Christian. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

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    '''Chris Paige''' is a writer, advocate, and religious organizer. They are one of the cofounders of the website/organization TransFaith.

    In 1998 Paige created/received the word "OtherWise" on a mountaintop during an LGBT spiritual retreat in Pennsylvania, as the word [[nonbinary]] did not yet exist.<ref name="Smith">{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mx-chris-paige-is-an-otherwise-holy-hybrid/id1450661574?i=1000475855631|title=Mx Chris Paige is an OtherWise holy hybrid|last=Smith|first=Avery|date=May 26, 2020|work=Blessed Are the Binary Breakers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719081852/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mx-chris-paige-is-an-otherwise-holy-hybrid/id1450661574?i=1000475855631|archive-date=19 July 2023|access-date=14 July 2020|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> They define OtherWise as:

    {{quote|any [[gender identity]] or [[Gender expression|expression]] that transcends the simplistic Western settler-colonist narrative of [[Gender binary|two and only two]] mutually exclusive and unchangeable genders, defined strictly and easily [[Assigned gender at birth|based on biology at birth]].<ref name="whatisOW">{{Cite web |title=OC2: What is “OtherWise-gendered”? |author=Paige, Chris |work=OtherWise Christian |date=March 14, 2020 |access-date=July 14, 2020 |url= https://otherwisechristian.com/2020/03/14/oc2-what-is-otherwise-gendered/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331031915/https://otherwisechristian.com/2020/03/14/oc2-what-is-otherwise-gendered/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>}}

    ==Books published==

    *''OtherWise Christian: A Guidebook for Transgender Liberation''

    *''OtherWise Christian 2: Stories of Resistance''

    *''Christian Faith and Gender Identity: An OtherWise Reflection Guide''

    ==Links==

    *[https://chrispaige.com/ Website]

    *[https://twitter.com/OtherWiseChris Twitter]

    *[https://www.instagram.com/2BOtherWise/ Instagram]

    ==References==

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