Reverend Phillip Phaneuf, aged 51, surprised his congregation at the North Chili United Methodist Church, New York, by announcing his gender transition. The religious leader, who will now go by the name Phillipa, stated, "I am no longer pretending to be a man." Phaneuf, who has been undergoing hormone therapy for three months, also shared with parishioners that their sexual orientation is "asexual." The announcement left the congregation in shock.