U.S.: Number of Teens Identifying as LGBT+ Declines

Oct 20, 2026 12:08

the proportion of teenagers reporting these identities has fallen after years of substantial growth Photo: Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

USA: WA father sues school district for denying religious opt-out from LGBTQ instruction

A Washington state father repeatedly asked to opt his son out of LGBTQ instruction, but the Lake Washington School District refused. The district implements LGBTQ “inclusive curricula” and requirements that conflict with Konstantin Averkiev’s faith.

Sep 11, 2026 13:23

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Woman

USA: WA teenager, sexually assaulted by male wrestler, appeals case to 9th Circuit

A male wrestler sexually assaulted teenage female wrestler Kallie Keeler in December 2025 during a high school girls’ wrestling tournament, an event sponsored by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Keeler and her mother are suing state officials after those officials directed Keeler to take the mat without telling anyone that she was about to wrestle a male and after the officials waited 53 days to report the sexual assault to law enforcement, in violation of a mandatory 48-hour reporting law.

Sep 11, 2026 13:20

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

Puberty blockers do not improve the mental health of children and young adults with gender dysphoria, according to a study

If the principal justification for early medical intervention is that it substantially improves mental health, the available findings in this study do not provide a dramatic confirmation of that proposition

Aug 29, 2026 08:23

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Gender Ideology•Local Church

Rome Reaffirms Catholic Teaching on Sex Education as Hamburg Parents Demand a Diocesan U-Turn

The Vatican has now intervened with a clarification that will be closely watched by Catholic educators and parents elsewhere in Germany. Responding to concerns raised by parents over the Archdiocese of Hamburg’s framework for sex education, the Dicastery for Culture and Education reaffirmed that the Church’s established position remains that set out in its 2019 document «Male and Female He Created Them.»

Aug 20, 2026 23:20

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Gender Ideology•Homosexuality

Poland Says No to EU on Gay: President Vetoes Bill That Equates Same-Sex Unions With Marriage

The President and the Court justified their actions by citing the Polish Constitution, which protects marriage between a man and a woman. Their acts defy intense pressure from EU officials and direct orders of the EU court to bring Polish law in line with progressive EU policies.

Aug 18, 2026 18:44

Stefano Gennarini

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U.S.: Number of Teens Identifying as LGBT+ Declines

Artificial Intelligence: UN Seeks to Incorporate Pro-LGBT+ Ideological Bias

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Gender ideology is excluded from the UN

Sex education in Catholic schools sparks a dispute between parents and the bishop of Hamburg, with the Vatican looking on

USA: Colorado forces doctors to medically transition patients or risk prosecution

USA: WA father sues school district for denying religious opt-out from LGBTQ instruction

USA: WA teenager, sexually assaulted by male wrestler, appeals case to 9th Circuit

Puberty blockers do not improve the mental health of children and young adults with gender dysphoria, according to a study

Rome Reaffirms Catholic Teaching on Sex Education as Hamburg Parents Demand a Diocesan U-Turn

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