Transgenderism
Latest news about transgenders, transgenderism and the Catholic Church.
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Colo. baker sued a third time, for refusal to make cake signifying gender transition
Jack Phillips, a Christian cake baker based in Colorado, is being sued for a third time for declining to make... 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
Mass. bans therapists from efforts to change minors' orientation or gender identity
Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker signed into law Monday a broadly worded bill banning therapy for minors with same-sex attraction that... Read more
Catholic schools should affirm the person, not gender ideology, scholars advise
Amid questions at some Catholic schools about how to approach problems related to LGBT identity, philosophy professors told CNA that... Read more
Catholic hospital group sued for refusing transgender hysterectomy
A group of five Catholic hospitals in California is being sued by a woman who identifies as a transgender man... Read more
Indiana legislature fails to restore two genders to driver’s licenses
Indiana lawmakers did not act to restore gender options on driver’s licenses as “male” or “female” after the state Bureau... Read more
Ban on gender transition among US military to take effect next month
Troops enlisting and serving in the U.S. military will have to serve as their biological sex and are forbidden from... Read more
Should Catholic health plans cover transgender surgeries? Settlement raises questions
A Catholic healthcare network has settled an ACLU lawsuit over transgender surgeries, saying that it has covered these procedures in... Read more
Church of England to create 'celebratory' transgender liturgies
The Church of England has published pastoral guidelines for liturgical services that would celebrate the completion of “gender transitioning” by... Read more
Chilean president signs gender identity law
Chilean president Sebastián Piñera signed into law Wednesday a bill permitting people aged 14 or older to change their name... Read more
Regis University defends campus 'drag show' despite archbishop's complaint
Officials at a Catholic university defended a campus “drag show” and classroom measures designed to support the gender identity preferences... Read more
Regis University provost encourages faculty to attend campus ‘drag show’
The provost of Denver’s Regis University has encouraged faculty members to attend a student drag show on the university campus,... Read more
HHS considers defining sex based on birth, genetics
The Trump administration is considering reshaping some federal policies to define gender according to a person’s biology and genitalia, according... Read more
Chilean Senate passes bill allowing minors to change legal gender
The Chilean Senate has passed a gender identity bill that would allow minors as young as 14 to change their... Read more
Christian doctor in England denied work because of his traditional gender beliefs
Dr. David Mackereth, a Reformed Baptist who has worked for 26 years at the National Health Service, has said he... Read more
World Health Organization no longers consider transgenderism a disorder
On Monday, the World Health Organization reported it would no longer designate transgenderism as a mental health disorder in its... Read more
Don't let gender ideology confuse students, English cardinal urges
Criticizing ideological trends regarding gender identity, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has said that accepting that one’s biological sex is... Read more
Chilean legislators pass gender-identity bill
The Chilean House of Representatives has passed a bill that “recognizes and gives protection to gender identity,” an initiative considered... Read more
Bishops' letter on sexual identity prompts LGBT counter-lobbying
Several Catholic bishops’ call for clarity and compassion on sexual identity issues such as transgenderism drew the ire of a... Read more
The story behind sex change surgery you haven't heard
You've probably heard of Bruce Jenner. Read more
