Gender Identity
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U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump administration to require biological sex on passports
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday that the Trump administration could require passports to display an applicant’s biological sex. Read more
Study finds decline in young Americans identifying as ‘transgender,’ ‘queer’
The number of young Americans who self-identify as transgender or nonheterosexual declined in 2024 and 2025, according to a report. Read more
High Court weighs free speech in Colorado’s law banning counseling on gender identity
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule whether Colorado’s law banning counseling on gender identity is legal. Read more
U.S. bishops urge FTC action against ‘false’ claims on ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops submitted a public comment to the Federal Trade Commission on Sept. 26. Read more
Clinician says Minnesota law harms kids struggling with sexual orientation, gender identity
A Minnesota law has created a new minority: young people with same-sex attraction who do not want it, according to... Read more
New poll shows more Americans support prioritizing ‘birth sex’ over ‘gender identity’
The polling firm surveyed 1,003 U.S. adults from May 1–18, asking them a number of questions related to sex and... Read more
Christian camp sues Colorado to prevent males from using girls’ showers, sleeping areas
Camp IdRaHaJe filed the federal lawsuit against Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood on Monday, May 12. Read more
U.S. bishops: Federal ‘gender identity’ rule could block Catholics from government contracts
The HHS has proposed a rule to prohibit “discrimination” against a person based on his or her “sexual orientation” and... Read more
Indiana diocese issues school guidelines affirming biological sex, promoting pastoral care
Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend notes in the policy that all diocesan institutes must use pronouns that align... Read more
Biden’s Title IX gender-identity protections have been blocked in 26 states: What to know
The new guidelines prohibit any policy that “prevents a person from participating in an education program or activity consistent with... Read more
Supreme Court rejects Biden administration request to partially enforce new Title IX rules
Several lower courts have already blocked the government’s more controversial new Title IX regulations concerning “gender identity.” Read more
Pope Francis fields questions from students about gender identity and LGBTQ discrimination
In the one-hour conversation on June 20 organized by the Building Bridges Initiative, Pope Francis spoke directly to students from... Read more
U.S. bishops: Biden administration’s proposed workplace guidance a ‘chill’ to free speech
The proposed guidance advises that sex-based harassment can include harassment based on a “woman’s reproductive decisions” or gender identity. Read more
California AG sues school district over gender-identity parental notification policy
The Chino school district’s policy requires parents to be informed if their child seeks to change his or her gender... Read more
U.S. bishops: Catholic health care providers shouldn’t perform ‘gender transition’ procedures
The procedures “do not respect the fundamental order of the human person as an intrinsic unity of body and soul,... 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
Denver Archdiocese defends gender identity policy for schools
The Archdiocese of Denver is defending its guidance on sexual identity in Catholic schools after an article on the policy... Read more
Vanderbilt pauses gender surgeries on minors after backlash
Vanderbilt University Medical Hospital has paused irreversible gender surgeries on children following Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s calls for investigation. Read more
Democrat senators urge stronger LGBT mandates in Biden’s sex discrimination rule
A group of Democrat senators urged the Biden administration to add even stronger mandates to its proposed Title IX rule... Read more
‘Clerical error’ wipes out thousands of comments on new Biden gender-identity discrimination rule
Hundreds of thousands of comments on a rule that would re-interpret sex discrimination to include “sexual orientation or gender identity”... Read more
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