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Megan Rohrer Elected As 1st Openly Transgender Bishop In U.S. Lutheran Church
Rohrer, a pastor in San Francisco, will serve as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Sierra Pacific synod, which includes congregations across Northern California and Nevada.
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Corrected May 9, 2021 at 9:00 PM PDT
An earlier version of this story said Rohrer appeared in the fifth season premiere of Queer Eye, in which they lent support to an openly gay bishop. The sentence has been corrected to say openly gay pastor.
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