Transgenderism

Latest news about transgenders, transgenderism and the Catholic Church.

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Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines is sworn in during a House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Riley Gaines, other female athletes, sue NCAA for allowing transgender competitors

Mar 15, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Riley Gaines and more than a dozen other female athletes filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday.  Read more

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DOJ signals that U.S. prisons must adopt transgender policies for prisoners

Mar 13, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Department of Justice said the Utah Department of Corrections had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more

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England’s National Health Service ends puberty blockers for kids

Mar 12, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“There is not enough evidence of safety and clinical effectiveness,” reads the NHS England website’s section on “treatment” for gender... Read more

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Court rules Christian nonprofit does not have to cover gender transition

Mar 8, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

“We are overjoyed our members will not have to choose between the biblically based employee benefits and quality health care... Read more

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Leaked files reveal transgender group’s ‘pseudoscientific’ crusade, ethical abuse

Mar 5, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Members of a transgender advocacy organization admitted that children who receive transgender procedures are too young to be capable of... Read more

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Finnish study: Transgender surgeries for minors do not solve mental health issues

Mar 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

While some have claimed that puberty-blocking drugs and transgender surgical procedures are “life-saving medicine,” the study disputes that claim. Read more

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty's Lori Windham joins Montse Alvarado, president and COO of EWTN News, and Josh Payne, a lawyer with Campbell Miller Payne, on “EWTN News In Depth” on March 1, 2024.

Indiana Catholic couple ‘living every parent’s nightmare’ after transgender custody case

Mar 4, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

After Mary and Jeremy Cox didn’t use the pronouns requested by their teenage son, Indiana Child Services removed him from... Read more

Pope Francis meets with members of the French-based academic organization Research and Anthropology of Vocations Institute on March 1, 2024, at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: ‘Today the ugliest danger is gender ideology’

Mar 1, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

“It is very important that there is this meeting, this meeting between men and women,” the pope told an assembly... Read more

Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project discusses gender policy for minors with Dr. Eithan Haim and CPAC panel moderator Meg Brock of the Daily News Foundation.

CPAC panelists sound alarm amid transgender-related parental rights battles

Feb 22, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The president of the American Principles Project, Terry Schilling, warned that the “transgender industry” is waging a “war on families.” Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York.

Cardinal Dolan on St. Patrick’s funeral: ‘We don’t do FBI checks on people who want to be buried’

Feb 21, 2024

By Matt McDonald

Cardinal Timothy Dolan applauded priests at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for deciding not to celebrate Mass when a crowd acted with... Read more

St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral offers reparation Mass after ‘scandalous’ funeral for trans activist

Feb 17, 2024

By Daniel Payne

On Saturday, Father Enrique Salvo, the pastor of St. Patrick’s, responded to the “outrage over the scandalous behavior” after the... Read more

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Indiana Catholic couple asks Supreme Court to hear transgender child custody case 

Feb 16, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The state of Indiana removed Mary and Jeremy Cox’s son from their home, placing him in another home that “affirmed”... Read more

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Pediatric pushback on ‘trans kids’ treatments

Feb 7, 2024

By Joe Bukuras

Youth who identify as a gender other than their biological sex have high rates of mental health issues, the American... Read more

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Parental rights win with new Alberta policy

Feb 7, 2024

By Quinton Amundson

The new policy, introduced by Premier Danielle Smith, will forbid gender reassignment surgery for minors under 18 and puberty blockers... Read more

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As 2024 begins, lawmakers continue efforts to protect minors from transgender procedures

Feb 5, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Nearly half of U.S. states have implemented legislation protecting children from transgender surgeries in recent years, including over a dozen... Read more

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Ohio bans sex changes for kids, overriding Gov. DeWine’s veto

Jan 24, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The bill prohibits all “gender reassignment surgery” performed on minors and the prescription of puberty-blocking drugs and hormone treatments. Read more

Ohio House of Representatives chamber in the Ohio Statehouse.

Ohio House votes to override veto of bill banning children’s transgender surgeries  

Jan 10, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

The Saving Adolescents from Experimentation Act would ban gender reassignment surgeries and hormonal treatments on children. Read more

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine visits Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2022.

Ohio Republicans plan to override DeWine veto of bill banning sex changes for kids

Jan 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The legislation would prohibit all “gender reassignment surgery” performed on minors and prohibit puberty-blocking drugs for children. Read more

Oregon resident Jessica Bates appealed a court’s ruling against her in a case alleging that the government is religiously discriminating against her by refusing to allow her to adopt children from the state system.

Oregon mother appeals court ruling in religious discrimination adoption case

Dec 28, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Jessica Bates filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s Department of Human Services earlier this year after she was denied... Read more

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Parents sue school district, allege deception in ‘gender transition’ of daughter

Dec 27, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Two parents are suing a Michigan school district alleging that their 11-year-old daughter’s middle school actively deceived them about their... Read more