The debate about sex, gender and the rights (or otherwise) of transgender people is one of the most important social debates of the moment. Periodically I post links to articles from secular and Christian sources that inform or respond to developments in this debate.

News

• For a pro and affirming view read Three Transgender Kids Share Their Stories
• Here’s a sign how the media elevates Transgender stories. It would be hard to think of a more niche story. Virus left transgender Kashmiris ‘on our own’ (AP Images)
• Continental Europe enters the gender wars. (The Economist) Germany and Spain reject laws on gender self-identification
• Sweden’s Karolinska Ends All Use of Puberty Blockers (SEGM)
• Twitter suspends Spanish MP for saying men can’t get pregnant but some say they can
• Clergy of Europe’s largest Lutheran denomination declare their churches are trans-inclusive (Christian Post). Here’s a link to the letter in Swedish.
• A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities (The Economist)
• Everyone Is Awesome: Lego to launch first LGBTQ+ set (The Guardian)

Comment

• Absolutely Ripped or Absolutely Gutting? (Stephen McAlpine)
• Why Pronouns Matter…a Lot (Greg Koukl)
• The subject may change but the principle remains the same in yet another question of freedom (Stephen Kneale)
• James Emery White did a three part series on the subject: A Theology of Gender; The Transgender Issue; Children and Gender Identity