Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: Standing Against Transgender Ideology: Defending Human Dignity

“Man too has a nature that he must respect and that he cannot manipulate at will.”

― Pope Francis, Laudato Si

Something extremely interesting is happening with regard to gender ideology right now.

In the United States, we are seeing several states passing bans on such things as puberty blockers or body-mutilating surgery for children. However, these efforts have been met with ferocious denunciations by LGBT activists, the federal government, and major medical organizations.

President Biden has condemned such common-sense laws as “immoral,” decrying the “hysterical” and “prejudiced” politicians passing those laws. In recent remarks, he called such laws “hateful,” stating they are “targeting transgender children, terrifying families, and criminalizing doctors.” The Biden administration has also pushed nationwide regulations forcing schools and universities to allow “transgender” children to compete in sports and to use bathrooms and locker room facilities according to their self-identified gender.

Meanwhile, at a recent meeting the American Medical Association passed a resolution strongly supporting “gender affirming care” for children. The resolution was supported by a conglomeration of major U.S. medical organizations, including The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Urological Association, among several others. …