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6,000+ Catholic Sisters Issue Statement of Solidarity with Transgender Community

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Over two dozen communities of women religious have endorsed a statement of solidarity with transgender people in a moment when trans and nonbinary are increasingly under oppressed in civil society and the church. Read More

For Trans Day of Visibility, A Telling of “The Parable of the White Sneakers”

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Jesus would not be on the side of those who belittle and demean transgender people and their experiences. Read More

Fr. Dan Horan: U.S. Bishops’ New Transgender Document Is “Nothing Short of a Disaster”

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A prominent theologian has critiqued sharply the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' recent document targeting gender-affirming healthcare at Catholic institutions, saying the text is "nothing short of a disaster." Read More

USCCB Leaders Endorse Federal Legislation Targeting Transgender Athletes

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Two leaders for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have written a supportive letter to Republican legislators who are sponsoring a bill that would restrict transgender athletes' participation in sports. Read More

“We Deserve to Proclaim Our Truth to the World,” Writes Transgender Catholic

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At the end of the day, my transgender hands that inject testosterone into my body once a week are the very same hands that partake in the Eucharist, enveloped in God's love and created in Her image and likeness. Read More

New USCCB Document Seeks to Stop Transgender Healthcare at Catholic Institutions

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The U.S. bishops conference' doctrinal committee has issued a guidance on transgender healthcare that seeks to stymie Catholic institutions from providing gender transition care. Read More

New Ways Ministry Criticizes New USCCB Guidance on Transgender Healthcare

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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ new document on transgender healthcare states its intention as continuing Jesus’ healing ministry. Yet, in neglecting the experiences of trans people and in not attending to contemporary science, it harms people instead of healing them. Read More

Two Catholic Theologians Debate Whether “Gender Theory” Is a Threat or Opportunity

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America recently invited two Catholic theologians back to continue a conversation about gender identity, which they began in the same publication late last year. Read More

Portland Archdiocese Describes Gender Affirming Care as “Totalitarian” in New Policy

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The Archdiocese of Portland has become the latest U.S. diocese to issue a trans-negative policy on gender issues, which describes gender affirming care as a "totalitarian program that only causes more suffering and lasting damage." Read More

Omaha Archdiocese Issues Revised Transgender Policy, But Still Faces Criticism

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A U.S. archdiocese has issued a revised gender policy for Catholic schools after withdrawing a similar policy earlier this year after intense pushback. Read More