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The '''gender ideology''' is a [[straw man|straw man argument]] used in both [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]] and [[Protestantism]], clerics or laypeople from other denominations or those unaffiliated with any religion to refer to [[transgender|transgenderism]] and [[ Non-binary gender|gender identity/expression]].<ref name="auto">[http://w2.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/pdf/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20160319_amoris-laetitia_en.pdf Amoris Laetitia] § 56</ref><ref>
The expression is also used as a catch-all term for many sexuality-related topics and [[moral panic]]s, including, but not limited to:
* [[Same-sex marriage]] (including [[civil unions]])<ref>
* Same-sex parenting.<ref>http://osservatoriogender.famigliadomani.it/libri-gender-consigliati/adozioni-a-coppie-gay/</ref>
* Allowing male children to wear lipstick at school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.famigliacristiana.it/articolo/mio-figlio-costretto-ad-andare-a-scuola-con-rossetto-e-specchio.aspx|title=«Mio figlio costretto ad andare a scuola con specchio e rossetto»|website=Famiglia Cristiana}}</ref>
* Teaching children how to [[masturbation|masturbate]] at school.<ref>
* Abortion, in-vitro fertilization and surrogacy.<ref>
[[Italy]], where Catholicism thrives,{{cn}} has seen the rise of many Catholic-inspired anti-[[LGBT]] associations. Among these, Generazione Famiglia (which is the Italian version of La Manif Pour Tous), Provita, Sentinelle in Piedi (Standing sentinels), Giuristi per la Vita (Jurists for Life) and many others. These associations often perpetuate [[moral panic]]s about and misinformation on [[transgender|transgenderism]], [[same-sex marriage]]/[[civil unions]], [[homosexual agenda|homosexual indoctrination]], same-sex parenting and even surrogacy (which has not even been discussed in the parliament, but is used as a [[slippery slope]] argument against adoptions — even stepchild adoptions).{{cn}}
In the Italian<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wikisessualita.org/wiki/Ideologia_gender|title=Ideologia gender - Wikisessualità|website=www.wikisessualita.org}}</ref>{{circular reference}}{{user-generated source}}, Polish<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wyborcza.pl/1,75968,15075819,Co_to_jest__ideologia_gender___Nowe_narzedzie_walki.html?disableRedirects=true|title=Wyborcza.pl|website=wyborcza.pl}}</ref>, German<ref>
==Pope Francis' statements==
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{{cquote|Let’s think of the nuclear arms, of the possibility to annihilate in a few instants a very high number of human beings. Let's think also of [[GMO|genetic manipulation]], of the manipulation of life, or of the ''gender theory'', that does not recognize the [[appeal to nature|order of creation]].
With this attitude, man commits a new [[sin]], that against [[God]] the Creator. The true custody of creation does not have anything to do with the ideologies that consider man like an accident, like a [[straw man|problem to eliminate]]. God has placed man and woman and the summit of creation and has entrusted them with the earth. The design of the Creator is written in [[biological determinism|nature]].|||[[Pope Francis]]<ref>
Beyond the inherent logical fallacies, this is a clear [[false analogy]].{{or}} Genetic modification and transgenderism both do not "consider man […] an accident" or attempt to ''eliminate'' humans — instead, they both try to make humans ''better''.{{cn}} Conversely, it is very hard to argue that nuclear weapons, and war in general, are aimed at anything but human destruction (excluding theories about [[nuclear deterrence]] and [[nuclear peace]], both of which were theorized long after the first nukes rolled off the assembly line).{{cn}}{{or}}
===The family - male and female===
{{cquote|Modern contemporary culture has opened new spaces, new forms of freedom and new depths in order to enrich the understanding of this difference. But it has also introduced many doubts and much [[skepticism]]. For example, I ask myself, if the so-called gender theory is not, at the same time, an expression of frustration and resignation, which seeks to [[straw man|cancel out sexual difference]] because it no longer knows how to [[Heterosexuality|confront it]]. Yes, we risk taking a step backwards. The removal of difference in fact [[Proof by assertion|creates a problem, not a solution]]. In order to resolve the problems in their relationships, men and women need to speak to one another more, listen to each other more, get to know one another better, love one another more. <!--They must treat each other with respect and cooperate in friendship. On this human basis, sustained by the grace of [[God]], it is possible to plan a lifelong marital and familial union. The marital and familial bond is a serious matter, and it is so for everyone not just for believers.-->[…] I would urge intellectuals not to leave this theme aside, as if it had to become secondary in order to foster a more free and just society.|||[[Pope Francis]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2015/documents/papa-francesco_20150415_udienza-generale.html|title=General Audience of 15 April 2015: The family - 10. Male and female (I) | Francis|website=w2.vatican.va}}</ref>}}
===Amoris Laetitia===
''Amoris laetitia'' (The Joy of Love) is the apostolic exhortation that Pope Francis wrote after the two years of synod on the family.
{{cquote|Yet another challenge is posed by the various forms of an [[ideology]] of [[gender]] that “denies the difference and reciprocity in nature of a man and a woman and [[straw man|envisages a society without sexual differences]], thereby eliminating the [[biological determinism|anthropological basis]] of the family. This ideology leads to [[sex education|educational programmes]] and [[LGBT rights|legislative enactments]] that promote a personal identity and emotional intimacy radically separated from the [[gender binary|biological difference]] between male and female. Consequently, human identity becomes the [[gender dysphoria|choice]] of the individual, one which can also change over time”.<ref>Relatio Finalis, 2015</ref> It is a source of concern that some ideologies of this sort, which seek to respond to what are at times understandable aspirations, manage to [[Persecution complex|assert themselves]] as absolute and unquestionable, even dictating how children should be raised. It needs to be emphasized that “biological sex and the socio-cultural role of sex (gender) can be distinguished but not separated”. On the other hand, “the technological revolution in the field of human procreation has introduced the ability to manipulate the reproductive act, making it independent of the sexual relationship between a man and a woman. In this way, human life and parenthood have become modular and separable realities, subject mainly to the wishes of individuals or couples”. It is one thing to be understanding of human weakness and the complexities of life, and another to accept ideologies that attempt to sunder what are inseparable aspects of reality. Let us not fall into the sin of trying to replace the [[Appeal to nature|Creator]]. We are creatures, and not omnipotent. Creation is prior to us and must be received as a [[Gender dysphoria|gift]]. At the same time, we are called to protect our humanity, and this means, in the first place, accepting it and respecting it as it was created.|||[[Pope Francis]]<ref
==Political parties==
In March 2016, a political party called "Il Popolo della Famiglia" (The People of Family) was founded by Mario Adinolfi, one of the most well-known [[homophobia|anti-LGBT]] activists in Italy. The party's motto is "No gender in schools".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lacrocequotidiano.it/articolo/2016/03/03/politica/litalia-ha-bisogno-dei-cattolici|title=L’Italia ha bisogno dei cattolici|website=La Croce Quotidiano}}</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Gender and Catholicism]]
[[Category:Transphobia]]
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