Despite Pope's Comments, a Good Week for Trans Rights in Latin America
Despite Pope's Comments, a Good Week for Trans Rights in Latin America
The pope calling gender choice “terrible” may slow the region’s fledgling trans rights movement, but a series of legal victories are cause for optimism.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) advocacy groups expressed disappointment this week after comments by Pope Francis were released showing the Catholic leader’s unease over the growing social acceptance of transgender rights. During a private meeting last week, the pope said the idea of teaching schoolchildren they can choose their gender was “terrible” and that education curricula affirming trans identities amounted to “ideological colonization.” ...
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