Vatican Doctrine Office: Transgender-Identifying People Can Be Baptized, Witness Marriages
The dicastery’s response is dated Oct. 31 and signed by DDF Prefect Cardinal Victor Fernández and Pope Francis.
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Florida Judge Slams ‘Transgender Ideology’ in Defense of Teacher Fired Over Pronouns
The ruling, issued by Judge John Van Laningham, advises the state’s Education Practices Commission to exonerate the teacher, Yojary Mundaray, and not take any further disciplinary action against her.
Republicans Seek to Overturn Biden Transgender Rule They Say Would Cut School Lunches
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, and Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, filed resolutions in their respective legislative chambers to overturn this rule.
Missouri Transgender Clinic Halts Treatment for Minors as New Law Goes Into Effect
The law expires on Aug. 28, 2027, and also prohibits transgender adults from access to transgender health care under Medicaid, and bars ‘gender-affirming’ surgery for prisoners and inmates.
Study: Patients Aged 12-18 Account for 8% of Transgender Surgeries
“I suspect the numbers are actually much larger than this,” Richards added. “We just can’t track it all.”
Senate Passes Defense Bill Without Pro-Life, Transgender Care Amendments
The vote sets up a standoff between the Senate and House as they try to hammer out a compromise version of the normally noncontroversial legislation.
Massachusetts Panel Says Child-Abuse Laws Should Protect Transgender Kids From Parents
The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth cited a purported rise in transphobia as a reason to amend the state’s child-abuse laws.
Update: ‘God is Trans’ Exhibit Remains in Church, but With Controversial Title Removed
The full name of the exhibit at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan was ‘God is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey.’
New Maryland Law Expands Medicaid Coverage to Include Transgender Procedures on Kids
Most Republicans opposed the legislation and fought to include amendments that would have prohibited Medicaid from covering sex change surgeries for children or at least required both parents to consent.
Oklahoma Bishops Applaud Governor’s Signing of Bill Prohibiting Sex Changes for Minors
Oklahoma is one of 15 other states that have taken steps to ban the controversial procedure for minors.
