What Glamour Magazine taught me about Jesus’ Greatest Commandment

Ruth Leigh considers what it truly means to love others as Jesus commanded. Prompted by a Glamour UK feature honouring nine trans women, she challenges readers to look past prejudice and remember that Christ’s call to love leaves no one out.

As a writer, I do a lot of my work on screens, so picking up a magazine is a real treat. I confess, I mostly do it at the hairdresser’s and often find myself asking, “Who the heck is that?” as I read the latest story about a celebrity.

It’s been a while since I flicked through the pages of Glamour UK magazine, but I was interested to read their article on nine trans women who they chose to honour for their work in music, charity, activism and fashion at this year’s Women of the Year Awards. The headline really grabbed my attention.

“What we really crave is to work, love and exist with dignity.”

Those words tugged at my heartstrings. Don’t we all crave that? Isn’t that a basic human right?