Marja-Sisko Aalto

Marja-Sisko Aalto (born Olli-Veikko Aalto; July 29, 1954) is a Finnish transsexual minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was the vicar of the Imatra parish from 1986 to 2010.^[1]

In November 2008 Aalto, then named Olli, told to the media that he is a male-to-female transsexual and will have a sex reassignment operation. This caused a great controversy in the Church. The bishop of Mikkeli, Voitto Huotari, commented that there is no juridical obstacle for Aalto continuing as a vicar, but that there will be problems.^[1]

In 2009 almost 600 members broke away from the Imatra parish.^[2] In November 2009 Aalto returned to the job of vicar after spending a year on leave. In March 2010 she requested to be allowed to resign.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/1135241007244
2. ^ http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/1135251932118
3. ^ http://yle.fi/alueet/etela-karjala/2010/03/marja-sisko_aalto_eroaa_virastaan_1532508.html

Transgender vicar upsets church

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Name	Aalto, Marja-Sisko
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Date of birth	July 29, 1954
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