Gender Ideology

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Both Chile’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate approved a rule in the national budget to prevent the financing of transgender-focused hormone and surgical treatments for minors in the public health network

Battle over gender policies for minors also rages in Chile

Dec 7, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Since mid-2024, Chile’s legislative branch has been reviewing various regulations on the use of medications and procedures for the “gender... Read more

Ryan Clarke, Harrison Tinsley, and Adam Vena, who have each faced custody battles over their opposition to transgender ideology, rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court with activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole on Dec. 4, 2024.

Fathers who lost their children to gender ideology: ‘I feel so betrayed’

Dec 7, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Demonstrating alongside activists, lawmakers, and medical professionals, the three men shared their stories with CNA. Read more

U.S. national and rainbow flags are pictured on the U.S. embassy in Moscow on June 30, 2022.

Trump could reverse State Department, USAID’s efforts to push gender ideology, abortion

Dec 5, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Under President Joe Biden’s administration, officials have used USAID and DOS to promote transgenderism and other elements of gender ideology... Read more

The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Dec 3, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Under Joe Biden’s administration, the DOD has used taxpayer money to fund gender transitions and abortion-related travel expenses for service... Read more

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DeWine signs bill to keep males out of female locker rooms, bathrooms in Ohio schools

Nov 27, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The new law requires that schools and colleges separate gender-specific facilities on the basis of biological sex rather than self-asserted... Read more

“In Jesus there is no contradiction between truth and charity,” notes professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz, who teaches in the philosophy department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Gender: The problem isn’t the term but the anthropology behind it, Catholic expert says

Nov 21, 2024

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Professor Marta Rodríguez Díaz says rather than fighting gender ideology, the mission of the Church is “to seek to make... Read more

Argentine President Javier Milei walks past President-elect Donald Trump as they attend the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.

How will Trump impact abortion, gender, and migration policies in Latin America?

Nov 20, 2024

By David Ramos

The incoming administration of Donald Trump will have repercussions well beyond the nation’s borders, including in Latin America. Read more

Stephen Hildebrand, vice president for academic affairs at Franciscan University (left); Deborah Savage, professor of theology at Franciscan University (center); and Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of Franciscan University (right), at a panel discussion at the Oct. 24-26, 2024, “Man and Woman in the Order of Creation Conference.”

Franciscan University to launch Institute for the Study of Man and Woman

Nov 14, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

University President Father Dave Pivonka announced the launch of the Institute for the Study of Man and Woman during an... Read more

“Don’t mess with my children,” reads a sign carried by a participant in one of some 30 marches on Oct. 19, 2024, in Colombia to protest the country’s health department memorandom that sanctions sex changes for minors.

Thousands of Colombians protest government’s embrace of gender ideology

Oct 21, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

Thousands of Colombians took to the streets over the weekend to demand the repeal of a government health policy that... Read more

Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, a Trappist monk and spiritual writer, has served as Bishop of Trondheim in Norway since 2020.

Norwegian bishops and 30-plus Christian groups sign declaration against gender ideology

Oct 15, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Ecumenical Declaration on “Gender and Sexual Diversity,” issued on Tuesday, cites “biological reality” in criticizing those movements. Read more

Father Timothy Radcliffe told the Synod on Synodality delegates that the time before the 2024 assembly “will be probably the most fertile time of the whole synod, the time of germination.”

Ahead of synod, prominent prelates publish on ‘LGBTQ issues’

Sep 23, 2024

By AC Wimmer

Father Timothy Radcliffe and Father James Martin weigh in on same-sex attraction before the synod. Read more

Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana.

Indiana diocese issues school guidelines affirming biological sex, promoting pastoral care

Sep 20, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend notes in the policy that all diocesan institutes must use pronouns that align... Read more

“It‘s very sad that the Olympics, created to unite people, are now used to divide them,” says Jacopo Coghe of Italy’s Pro Vita & Famiglia (Pro Life and Family) association.

‘Faith is not a game’: Pro-life association denounces indoctrination at Olympics

In the wake of the July 26 parody of the Last Supper led by a drag queen, an Italian pro-life... Read more

The U.S. Department of Education sign hangs over the entrance to the federal building housing the agency's headquarters on Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Appeals court rejects Biden administration request to enforce ‘gender identity’ Title IX rules

Jul 19, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that prevents the Department of Education from enforcing any part of... Read more

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Biden administration shifts again, appears to back sex-change surgeries for minors

Jul 10, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Neera Tanden sent an email to the Human Rights Campaign confirming that the White House supports transgender medical interventions on... Read more

Members of the civil society organization Actívate (Get Active) celebrated the appointment of new judges to the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights, especially highlighting the election of Peruvian Alberto Borea and Paraguayan Diego Moreno "for not being promoters of abortion."

Sustained pushback against abortion, gender ideology at OAS meeting 

Jul 9, 2024

By Diego López Colín

The 54th regular session of the general assembly of the Organization of American States was held from June 26-28 in... Read more

The Progress Pride flag is shown above (center flag) at a White House "Pride" celebration on June 10, 2023.

Biden administration retreats from sex-change surgeries for minors, still backs other interventions

Jul 5, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is backing away from its previous support of sex-change surgeries for minors who identify as... Read more

U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.

Judge blocks Biden administration’s inclusion of ‘gender identity’ in Title IX regulations

Jul 3, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. District Court Judge John Broomes issued a ruling that blocks enforcement of the regulation in every school and college... Read more

The Presidential Palace in Asuncion, Paraguay on July 10, 2015.

Paraguayan bishops speak out at OAS General Assembly amid threats to life and family

Jun 27, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The central theme of this year's general assembly is: “Integration and Security for the Sustainable Development of the Region.” Read more

Jill Simons, the executive director of the American College of Pediatricians (left) and Catholic Medical Association Executive Director Mario Dickerson (center) talk with “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Tracy Sabol on June 6, 2024.

Doctors urge U.S. medical groups to ‘immediately stop’ transgender treatments on children

Jun 7, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Eighteen health policy and medical organizations have co-signed the “Doctors Protecting Children” declaration, including the Catholic Medical Association. Read more