Gender Theory and Practice from a Christian Perspective

Abstract

The study examines the social, political and philosophical background of gender theory and practice, as well as its domestic and international manifestations, with a particular focus on the LGBTQ movement and discourses related to transgenderism. The author points out that while gender theory originally had feminist roots and interpreted gender roles as a social construct, the trans movement shifted this interpretation towards a new essentialism based on internal identity. This has created tension between classical feminism and certain strands of the LGBTQ movement. The study critically analyses medical, psychological and social interventions related to gender dysphoria, particularly in relation to the transition of minors, raising scientific and ethical concerns. The author also presents a Christian-anthropological perspective, which understands the human person as a unity of body and soul, in harmony with biological sex. Finally, he highlights the moderate and conservative gender perspective of Catholic teaching, which rejects the radical separation of body and personality, while emphasising the equality of male and female dignity within the order of creation.