New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- A 51-year-old Methodist pastor in Rochester, New York, Rev. Phillip Phaneuf, announced plans to transition into a woman last week. The pastor will now be known as Phillippa Phaneuf and uses she/her pronouns, as reported by New York Post.

Phillippa, who serves the North Chili United Methodist Church, delivered the personal update from the pulpit during the Sunday service on 23 November, wearing a rainbow stole.

"So I get to announce with joy that I'm transitioning," the pastor said. "I'm affirming to all of you that I am transgender. The best way to put this is that I'm not becoming a woman, I'm giving up pretending to be a man. This is a process, and it may be shocking for some as to what this all means."

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