Vatican & USCCB

• Dignitas Infinita by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (English, Español)
  On Human Dignity, see paragraphs 55-60.
• Male and female he created them by the Congregation for Catholic Education (English, Español)
  Towards a path of dialogue on the question of gender theory in education.
• Keys to Bioethics by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life (English, Español)
  See pages 108-118.
• Doctrinal Note on the Moral Limits to Technological Manipulation of the Human Body by the USCCB Committee on Doctrine

Documents from American Bishops, Dioceses, and More

Research Findings

• This landmark study commissioned by NHS England serves as an “independent review of gender identity services for children and young people”.
  Full 2024 Document from The Cass Review
• “Individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery had a 12.12-fold higher suicide attempt risk than those who did not….”
  Full 2024 Study in Cureus
• Among biological female patients who received cross-sex hormones as part of “gender-affirming care”, 88% experienced serious Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs). Among biological males who received cross-sex hormones, 53.6% experienced serious ADRs.
  Abstract of 2024 Study in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy
• “Clinical gender dysphoria does not appear to be predictive of all-cause nor suicide mortality when psychiatric treatment history is accounted for.”
  Full 2024 Study in BMJ Mental Health, with further explanation in this article‘s section, “Does the Finnish Study Show That Gender Transition Reduces Suicides?”
• Twelve months after a group of British 12-15-year-olds diagnosed with “gender dysphoria” started receving pubert blockers, psychological outcomes were more likely to deteriorate than improve. No change was more likely than deterioration or improvement.
  Full 2023 Study in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
• Suicide attempts were twice as common for male patients after undergoing vaginoplasty (3.3%) as before (1.5%), and attempts were equally as common for female patients after undergoing phalloplasty (0.8%) as before (0.8%).
  Abstract of 2021 Study in The Journal Urology
• Childen who presented to gender services were much more likely to have Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including having a mother with mental illness (52.6%) or a father with mental illness (40.4%).
  Full 2021 Study in Frontiers in Psychology, see page 9
• A diagnosis of autism was more common among people who identified as “gender-diverse” (24%) than the general population (5%).
  Full 2020 Article from Spectrum re-posted in The Transmitter
• Fact-check of American Academy of Pediatrics policy entitled “Ensuring comprehensive care and support for transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents”.
  Full 2019 Article in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
• “Even though surgery and hormonal therapy alleviates gender dysphoria, it is apparently not sufficient to remedy the high rates of morbidity and mortality found among transsexual persons.”
  Full 2011 Study in PLoS ONE