Advocates blast Vatican's new position on gender-affirming surgery as 'dangerously ignorant'
Transgender activists and allies on Monday decried the Vatican's new doctrine against gender-affirming surgery as "hurtful" and devoid of the voices and experiences of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people, especially in its distinction between transgender and intersex people.
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Transgender activists and allies on Monday decried the Vatican's new doctrine against gender-affirming surgery as "hurtful" and devoid of the voices and experiences of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people, especially in its distinction between transgender and intersex people.