Gender Ideology

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New website aims to educate, offer Catholic response to gender ideology

Feb 16, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

A newly relaunched Catholic website aims to educate parents, pastors, and teachers about gender ideology, which the website’s founders believe... Read more

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Ryan Anderson: Church teaching an 'untapped resource' for responding to culture wars

Feb 3, 2021

By Matt Hadro

In an interview with CNA, Ryan Anderson—a prominent speaker and author on marriage, sexuality, religious freedom, and natural law—offered advice... Read more

Bishop Lawrence Nicasio of Belize City. CNA file photo.

Belize’s far-reaching gender bill runs aground, and critics warn of international 'gender ideology' pressure

Oct 18, 2020

By Kevin J. Jones

A bill purporting to secure equality and anti-discrimination in Belize was withdrawn last month, after Bishop Lawrence Nicasio and other... Read more

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Ecuadorian president vetoes health code bill

Sep 28, 2020

The Ecuadorian president on Friday vetoed the entire Health Code bill passed by the country’s legislature. The bill would have... Read more

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Korean bishops back anti-discrimination law, with caveats

Sep 11, 2020

A South Korean bill banning discrimination across 26 different categories has hesitant support from the Catholic bishops of the country,... Read more

Archbishop Carlson: Christ 'welcomes and challenges' those wrestling with gender identity

Aug 7, 2020

Christ draws close with love and compassion, as well as a challenge, for people who experience discord between their gender... Read more

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Researchers reverse: Gender surgery offers 'no advantage' to mental health

Aug 4, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Authors of a 2019 study which claimed gender-transition surgery may improve the long-term mental health of recipients have issued a correction. They... Read more

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Children at risk from porn, trafficking, gender identity, summit hears

Oct 9, 2019

By Matt Hadro

Advocates for children, parents, and women’s rights all spoke out against growing threats of the sexualization of children at a... Read more

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Department of Education will hear transgender track complaint

Aug 9, 2019

The U.S. Department of Education will hear a Title IX complaint brought by three female high school track athletes over... Read more

July 4 demonstration against gender ideology in the Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic families demonstrate against gender ideology in education

Jul 9, 2019

Families in the Dominican Republic joined together July 4 for a national civic demonstration to protest a new Department of... Read more

Attempt to legalize abortion, gay marriage fails in Mexican Congress

May 28, 2019

The portion of a constitutional reform initiative seeking to legalize abortion and same-sex marriage in Mexico did not advance last... Read more

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Efforts build to repeal Uruguay's controversial transgender law

Mar 27, 2019

Nearly 70,000 people in Uruguay have presented signatures seeking to initiate the process of repealing a controversial transgender law passed... Read more

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Australian senator announces gender swap so he can speak on abortion issues

Nov 19, 2018

After being slammed for his religion and told he would never understand abortion because it is a women’s issue, Australian... Read more

Cardinal Gerhard Müller, then-prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks at the Vatican June 14, 2016.

Gender theory flourished in an ideological vacuum, cardinal says

May 29, 2018

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Cardinal Gerhard Müller reflected recently on the rise of gender ideology, saying it flourished in the vacuum left by the... Read more

Peru to withdraw controversial “gender ideology” curriculum

Dec 1, 2017

The Peruvian government will withdraw a 2016 national school curriculum that has been widely criticized for its “gender ideology.”  Read more

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Paraguay's government rejects gender ideology

Sep 24, 2017

Paraguay Secretary of Education, Enrique Riera told reporters that the country's constitution recognizes “the traditional family” consisting of “dad, mom,... Read more

Peruvian marches against gender ideology attract 1.5 million

Mar 7, 2017

Under the theme “Don't Mess With My Children,” more than 1.5 million Peruvians demonstrated on Saturday against gender ideology in... Read more

Massachusetts law could forbid churches to preach on transgenderism

Oct 13, 2016

Four churches and their pastors are challenging a Massachusetts law which they say could regulate their speech regarding gender identity.... Read more

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Colombian bishops welcome government backing down from gender ideology

Aug 15, 2016

The Colombian Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed the government's announcement that it will not promote or implement gender ideology in... Read more

Could it soon be illegal for doctors to believe in male and female?

Feb 3, 2016

A current proposal by a federal agency has raised concerns that doctors may be punished for believing that there are... Read more