Gender Ideology

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops back Trump’s removal of gender ideology in refugee forms

Dec 4, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The U.S. Catholic bishops have published a public comment that supports the removal of gender ideology within refugee resettlement forms... Read more

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3 German bishops oppose school guide on ‘diversity of sexual identities’

Nov 24, 2025

By Alexander Folz

Published on Oct. 30, the document is intended to serve as an orientation aid for Catholic and other schools in... Read more

Photo of the latest federal passport form with no “X” option and the updated sex identification section.

U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump administration to require biological sex on passports

Nov 7, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday that the Trump administration could require passports to display an applicant’s biological sex. Read more

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Girl Scouts, Cincinnati Archdiocese announce ‘renewed’ partnership after LGBT dispute

Oct 2, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Last year, the archdiocese ended a 110-year relationship with Girl Scouts of the USA due to the group promoting gender... Read more

Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

Colorado court rules against Catholic preschools in school choice program

Oct 1, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The U.S. Court of Appeals of the 10th Circuit, in a 54-page decision, ruled that Colorado may continue to exclude... Read more

Ethics and Public Policy Center scholar Mary Rice Hasson praised the Bishop of Toledo's recent pastoral letter, titled "The Body Reveals the Person: A Catholic Response to the Challenges of Gender Ideology."

Toledo bishop’s letter on gender ideology ‘timely’ and ‘loving,’ Mary Rice Hasson says

Sep 18, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Mary Rice Hasson, head of the EPPC’s Person and Identity Project, praised Toledo Bishop Daniel Thomas’ pastoral letter on sex... Read more

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New report shows 1% of U.S. population identifies as transgender

Sep 3, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

A new report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law estimates that approximately 2.8 million people in the... Read more

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Trump’s HHS gives states 60 days to remove ‘gender ideology’ in school material

Aug 26, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

HHS warned states and territories that they must remove references to “gender ideology” from K–12 education materials or they will... Read more

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Federal appeals court says Arkansas can ban transgender procedures for minors

Aug 13, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The state has a “compelling interest” in “protecting the physical and psychological health of minors,” the Aug. 12 ruling from... Read more

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Federal Trade Commission launches inquiry into harm of ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors

Jul 31, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating potential “unfair or deceptive trade practices” regarding transgender surgeries and drugs. Read more

Oregon resident Jessica Bates, who the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit says is likely being discriminated against by the state for refusing to accept gender ideology as an adoptive mother.

Oregon gender ideology rule for adoptive parents likely violates Constitution, court says

Jul 25, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A federal appeals court ruled that Oregon likely violated an adoptive Christian mother’s First Amendment rights by demanding she affirm... Read more

Bryan and Rebecca Gantt, two foster parents in Vermont, had their licenses revoked for refusing to embrace gender ideology.

Religious freedom, free speech advocates support Vermont couples barred from fostering

Jun 12, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Twenty-two states and various religious freedom advocates have filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of two Vermont couples who are suing... Read more

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During oral arguments, Supreme Court seems to support parental opt-outs for LGBT coursework

Apr 22, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

During oral arguments Tuesday, most of the justices on the United States Supreme Court appeared sympathetic toward parents in their... Read more

Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at the annual CPAC D.C. conference at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

Arkansas enacts religious freedom protections for adoptive parents, faith-based agencies

Apr 14, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The Keep Kids First Act provides religious freedom protections to both prospective parents and faith-based adoption and foster care organizations. Read more

Kansas Capitol in Topeka.

Veto override: Kansas law will guard adoptive parents’ religious liberty

Apr 10, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Kansas lawmakers voted to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that will protect the religious liberty of adoptive... Read more

National Institutes of Health building in Washington, D.C.

Trump White House directs NIH to study ‘regret’ following gender transition treatments

Apr 7, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The administration is ordering the NIH to resume some transgender research but with the goal of examining potential negative consequences... Read more

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden.

South Dakota governor signs bill to keep men out of girls’ locker rooms, restrooms

Mar 21, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“South Dakota is a place where common sense values remain common, and these bills reinforce that fact,” South Dakota Gov.... Read more

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Bill banning men from women’s showers, spaces in jails signed into law in Mississippi

Mar 21, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

The legislation prohibits men who self-identify as transgender women from accessing women’s changing rooms, restrooms, showers, sleeping quarters, and other... Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025, as Vice Preseident JD Vance (back left) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (back right) look on.

In joint session address, Trump urges Congress to continue fight against transgenderism

Mar 5, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“I want Congress to pass a bill banning and criminalizing sex changes on children and forever ending the lie that... Read more

Members and guests on the floor of the House during a joint session of Congress.

Trump’s guests at joint session of Congress to highlight gender ideology and crime

Mar 4, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

In Trump’s first address to Congress in his second term, the president will focus on the theme of “The Renewal... Read more