Gender theory
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England’s health service to stop prescribing puberty blockers for kids
The NHS found that there is not enough evidence to support the “safety or clinical effectiveness” of puberty-blocking drugs for... Read more
Pope Francis calls abortion ‘senseless’ and criticizes gender theory in Budapest speech
The pope said abortion is “always a tragic defeat” in an address to Hungarian authorities. Read more
Pope Francis: Gender ideology is ‘one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations’ today
“Why is it dangerous? Because it blurs differences and the value of men and women,” the pope said. Read more
Gender theory confusion shows need for papal encyclical, Dutch cardinal says
Extreme forms of gender theory have become so influential that a papal encyclical should address the topic, Dutch Cardinal Willem... Read more
Omaha archdiocese to delay and revise new gender identity policy
Under the policy, all students, parents, and employees would have been required to “act toward a person in accordance with... Read more
Green Bay diocese issues gender identity policy consistent with biological sex
The Diocese of Green Bay has added a clause to its education policy manual that prohibits the use of pronouns... Read more
Church of England lacks 'official definition' of woman, bishop says
Robert Innes, the Church of England’s Bishop in Europe, has said that that ecclesial community has no definition of a... Read more
Federal officials condemn Texas' investigations of child transgender therapies
The Biden administration this week issued condemnations of a Texas policy whereby parents who facilitate gender transition medical treatments for... Read more
Catholic school district in Canada mandates LGBT Pride Month awareness, staff training
While a Catholic school district in Ontario failed to pass a proposal to fly the rainbow-colored LGBT Pride Flag outside... Read more
Catholic university in New England 'affirms support' for LGBT persons
Sacred Heart University held a rally celebrating LGBT students last month after the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith... Read more
Hasbro to sell gender-neutral Potato Head families, criticizing 'limiting' family and gender norms
The Hasbro toy company is now marketing a gender-neutral Potato Head family set showing same-sex couples and a baby, alongside... Read more
Catholic catechesis directory addresses gender, biological sex, and bioethics
Bioethics, gender identity, and biological sex are new subjects covered in the Vatican’s latest Directory for Catechesis, released Thursday. The... Read more
Vatican releases Catholic directory for catechesis in ‘dynamic continuity’ with Church teaching
The Vatican Thursday published a new directory for catechesis, emphasizing both its continuity with two previous directories and its new... Read more
Department of Education will hear transgender track complaint
The U.S. Department of Education will hear a Title IX complaint brought by three female high school track athletes over... Read more
Gender identity protections good for the economy, companies tell SCOTUS
More than 200 businesses have asked the Supreme Court to recognize anti-discrimination protections on the basis of gender identity and... Read more
In responding to gender theory, ‘forming the formators’ is key, educators say
Amid a flurry of headlines denouncing the Vatican for releasing a document condemning “gender theory,” theology professors and Catholic educators... Read more
Vatican’s doctrinal office expected to release document on gender theory
The Vatican’s doctrinal office is preparing a document which will address Church teaching and the anthropology of the human person... Read more
Catholic 'gender theory' document: clarity for a wounded, oversexed culture?
Catholic commentators have welcomed a Vatican document warning that gender theory is a cultural and ideological revolution that undermines both... Read more
New Vatican document says gender theory is 'cultural and ideological revolution'
A Vatican department has issued a sweeping denunciation of so-called gender theory, and affirmed the principles of human dignity, difference,... Read more
How should Catholic educators respond to gender ideology?
A rising push for gender ideology will have deep consequences, but Catholics can respond in the right way, an English... Read more
