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Photos: Ministering to the transgender community

February 27, 2014 12:36PM ET

A nun attends to the spiritual needs of the trans community

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Sister Monica (back to camera; not her real name) speaks with Dawn Wright, left and Courtney Sharp, two members of the transgender community, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb. 22, 2014. Sister Monica helps provide spiritual support to many in the transgender community. William Widmer for Al Jazeera America
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Sister Monica and Dawn Wright hold hands. The tattoo on Ms. Wright's wrist was added to cover a scar from a failed suicide attempt. William Widmer for Al Jazeera America
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Ms. Wright and Ms. Sharp traveled from Alabama and Louisiana, respectively, to meet with Sister Monica in New Orleans. William Widmer for Al Jazeera America
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Ms. Wright, a former star athlete and Vietnam War fighter pilot, was one of the first people in the transgender community to work with Sister Monica. William Widmer for Al Jazeera America