Transgenderism
Latest news about transgenders, transgenderism and the Catholic Church.
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Boy Scouts accepts gender identity as new standard for admission
Citing legal and community changes, the Boy Scouts of America have said self-declared gender identity now determines youth eligibility for... Read more
Federal judge overturns transgender surgery mandate
A federal judge has ruled against the Obama administration’s mandate that health professionals must carry out gender reassignment surgeries, even... Read more
Massachusetts churches claim victory in religious freedom lawsuit
Four Massachusetts churches pulled their lawsuit against the state Monday after they received religious exemptions from the state's transgender law. Read more
Supreme Court to hear school's transgender bathroom case
The Supreme Court has announced that it will hear a case on whether students identifying as transgender may be required... Read more
The danger of forcing doctors to perform gender transitions
A recent federal rule has come under fire for denying doctors the ability to exercise discretion in deciding whether to... Read more
Massachusetts law could forbid churches to preach on transgenderism
Four churches and their pastors are challenging a Massachusetts law which they say could regulate their speech regarding gender identity.... Read more
Could doctors be forced to perform sex reassignment surgeries?
Following the federal government stating that doctors cannot decline performing sex reassignment surgeries, a group of states, doctors, and hospitals... Read more
Federal judge blocks Obama's transgender bathroom policy
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Obama administration guidance that would require schools to comply with transgender... Read more
Privacy, safety at stake with proposed rule on homeless shelters
According to proposed federal rules, homeless shelters partnering with the government might soon have to compromise the privacy and safety... Read more
After decline in sales, Target tests out bathroom compromise
Amid continuing dispute over its transgender bathroom policy, the retail giant Target has denied that the controversy is linked to... Read more
Supreme Court halts transgender bathroom rule in Virginia school
The Supreme Court on Wednesday put a temporary halt to a federal judge’s ruling that a student who identifies as... Read more
NBA 'unreasonable' in moving All Star game from North Carolina
The National Basketball Association’s decision to pull its all-star game from Charlotte, North Carolina over the state’s bathroom bill has... Read more
After bathroom scare, ACLU leader resigns over transgender stance
The head of the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has resigned after a scare with her daughters... Read more
For US bishops, Pope Francis brings clarity to transgender issues
As an alternative to the “deeply disturbing” new federal guidance on transgender regulations for schools, the U.S. bishops pointed to... Read more
NC governor: Separate men and women's restrooms is a matter of privacy
North Carolina’s governor is standing firm against the U.S. Justice Department’s claim that it is unlawful and discriminatory to require... Read more
Trans rights over women's rights? What's at stake in the bathroom bills
Few can forget the media furor over Caitlyn Jenner's cover story in Vanity Fair last year. Read more
School sports transgender policy bad for students, say Nebraska's bishops
Nebraska’s body governing school athletics has failed to overturn a policy that will recognize gender identity rather than biological sex... Read more
Carolina controversy: bathroom bills raise questions of safety, privacy
The overturn of a Charlotte, North Carolina ordinance allowing biological males to enter women’s restrooms helps offer important protections against... Read more
Could it soon be illegal for doctors to believe in male and female?
A current proposal by a federal agency has raised concerns that doctors may be punished for believing that there are... Read more
Nebraska's bishops call for reversal of transgender policy for schools sports
Nebraska’s Catholic bishops have called for the reversal of a new school athletics participation policy that would recognize gender identity,... Read more
