Karekin Yarian
Katherine Magdalene Rose (formerly known as k.m. yarian) is a transgender author and social activist from San Francisco. She is formerly a member of the Episcopal religious community known as the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory before coming out publicly as transgender in 2016.[1] Rose is the author of In Love and Service Bound: The First Forty Years of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory;[2] The Skillfulness of Shepherds: Gregorian Reflections on the Spiritual Life and co-author of Equipping the Saints – two volumes currently used in the Brotherhood's formation program; and For the Balance of My Natural Life[3] – a reflection on Life Vows in the Gregorian Way. She is also the subject of the award-winning documentary "Changing Habits" by Sara Needham,[4][5] and has appeared in the nationally released via media series produced by Every Voice Network, an advocacy organization in the Episcopal Church for progressive causes.
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As an advocate of the Progressive Christian movement, Rose has been involved with such organizations as Social Redemption, a technology working group dedicated to reassertion of progressive Christian values in the public sphere, and Every Voice Network which co-hosted a major conference in Washington DC in October 2005.
Rose’s work in San Francisco includes spiritual advocacy for members of the transgender community and political activism for LGBT* causes. She is noted for her advocacy of Christian anarchism. Her book "How To Be A Disciple and Digital"(as Yarian), a rudimentary ethics of faith on social media, was released in February 2018 by Church Publishing, Inc.[6]
Her first full length poetry collection, “tribe: fire-songs”, a series of poems reflecting on gender and sensuality was released on Amazon in February 2019.[7] Another full length poetry edition, “winter breviary”, a reflection on post modern spiritual anxiety and the capacity for human violence, was also released shortly after.[8] The following year, she released her most recent collection of poetry lauding the feminine title "she who willows among thorns." [9]
Personal life
Rose married Anthony Anchundo in 2008, just before the passage of Proposition 8 banned same-sex marriages in California.[10][11]
On October 11, 2017, Rose publicly came out as transgender and non-binary for National Coming Out Day.[12]
References
- "The Brothers". The Brotherhood of Saint Gregory. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- "In Love and Service Bound". The Brotherhood of Saint Gregory. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- "The Servant" (PDF). Gregorians.org. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- Marech, Rona (October 27, 2000). "Film Arts Festival Spotlights City's Independent Spirit". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- "Docside Film Festival". San Antonio Current. April 11, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- "How To Be a Disciple and Digital". Church Publishing. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- "Tribe:fire-songs". Amazon. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- Katherine Magdalene Rose (February 13, 2019). "winter breviary". Amazon. ASIN B07NQS6FQ6. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- Katherine Magdalene Rose (November 8, 2019). "she who willows among thorns". Amazon. ASIN B08GRSMLTX. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- Conn, Jordan (October 2, 2008). "In Episcopal Church, Gays and Lesbians Pray for Equality". Mission Local. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- Rose, Katherine. "Anchundo-Yarian Wedding 2008". The Guardian. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- Rose, Katherine (October 11, 2017). "Welcome to me". PunkMonk San Francisco. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
External links
- Brotherhood of Saint Gregory
- Sisters of Saint Gregory
- Province IV of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory
- Province VIII of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory
- Books by Karekin Yarian at Amazon.com