Critics are attacking the Diocese of Des Moines' new gender-identity policies, calling them hateful and discriminatory
The new rules ban the use of preferred pronouns during ministry, require people to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their birth sex and wear clothes that match their birth sex. Students will be allowed to participate only in sports and activities that are “consistent” with their biological sex.
Courtney Reyes, executive director of the LGBTQ+ organization One Iowa, said the diocese shouldn't portray itself as compassionate. Anne Marie Cox, the diocese's communications director, said the polices came out of a lengthy process to address questions from Catholic school and church leaders.
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