What Does the Bible Say About Transgenderism?<\/a>” Regardless of pretending to be a different gender, having sex with someone of the same gender remains sinful.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: According to Leviticus 18:22, “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable” (NIV). My Question: Is it oral or anal sex, or something else? What if the person is a transgender woman, meaning male to female? 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