Tag: Gender

In this raw, emotionally overwrought moment in our public life, few topics generate more passion than gender ideology and the associated practice of gender “transition.” Here are two voices of sanity, charity, faith and reason to help the church cut through the confusion.

Should a Catholic student in a Catholic school be forced to call a male teacher who identifies as non-binary “Mx” instead of “Sir” or “Mr”? Believe it or not, we could be heading all the way to the High Court to find out.

In a post to social media, Sall Grover, founder of Giggle for Girls, said the Tickle v Giggle appeal proceedings were finally finished, more three years after Tickle first filed a discrimination suit.

Victorian GP Dr Jereth Kok posted on Facebook: “2020 will be remembered as the year when the facemask replaced the tinfoil hat as a symbol of paranoid hysteria?” Consequently he could be banned from practicing medicine.

The NSW Government has rejected the application of a male prisoner to transfer to a women’s prison, even though he identifies as female. Given this is the same government that championed the “right” to self sex-identification, who are they really protecting?

Local advocates for women’s rights have cheered on the United Kingdom’s supreme court’s ruling on the definition of woman. The UK supreme court has declared the legal definition of a woman is based off her biological sex, not gender.

A recent court ruling shows that NSW parents who object to their children having access to puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones will face an uphill battle in trying to keep them away, and they have the NSW Government to thank.

Fr Flader answers a question about the growing number of young children who are being assisted to transition to the opposite sex and gives his thoughts on whether they should receive counselling first.

The federal government’s Misinformation and Disinformation Bill will allow a faceless, government bureaucracy to determine what types of information are true and safe enough to be shared online. Monica Doumit’s not confident this will work.

The case has a humorous name but serious implications. The Federal Court’s decision in Tickle v Giggle, that Roxanne Tickle is correctly described as a woman, has far-reaching consequences for all women-only spaces, writes Monica Doumit.

People who identify as “gender diverse” need acceptance and love, said Bishop Daniel Meagher, in response to new research from Curtin University and ACU, showing they are dramatically more likely to have suffered abuse and neglect.

Joy and transformation filled Chapter Hall at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 27 July as the alumni of a five-day immersion course exploring the teachings of Saint John Paul II's Theology of the Body, gathered for a reunion.