It's been a big day for the Episcopal Church!

The Church held two very important votes at the Episcopal General Convention today and both votes are very LGBT friendly.

The Episcopal Church has approved both the ordination of transgender individuals as priests and an official liturgy that blesses same-sex unions.

More after the jump!

Here's an exciting development, though it does raise some interesting questions...

The Episcopal Church, which allowed gays and lesbians to become priests sixteen years ago, may soon introduce a rite that would specifically bless same-sex unions.

The liturgy is expected to be approved and with it Episcopalians will become "the first major denomination to endorse such a ritual for homosexual couples."

More after the jump.

The Episcopal Church, which has allowed openly gay folk into the priesthood ranks for sixteen years, is very close to approving a liturgy on same-sex unions. Details follow.