"Gender Ideology: For a ‘Third Sex’ Without Reserve"

Loughlin, Gerard

doi:10.1177/0953946818793074

"Gender Ideology: For a ‘Third Sex’ Without Reserve"

Loughlin, Gerard

Authors

Professor Gerard Loughlin gerard.loughlin@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

‘Gender ideology’ is a term used by many, but especially the Vatican, to chastise the view that sexual difference is more than just male and female, sexuality more than desire of the opposite. Each of the three books discussed in this article defends some version of this supposed ideology; each argues—though in different ways—for the need to move beyond a dimorphic account of sexual difference. Their arguments are taken up and deployed against what is here presented as the ideology of sexual dimorphism, as it is seen in the body theology of John Paul II. It is argued that such a theology dehumanises intersexed people, along with homosexuals, and undermines Christian soteriology. The church needs to acknowledge as fully human all who don’t conform to heterosexual dimorphism; it needs to embrace a ‘third sex’ without reserve.

Citation

Loughlin, G. (2018). "Gender Ideology: For a ‘Third Sex’ Without Reserve". Studies in Christian Ethics, 31(4), 471-482. https://doi.org/10.1177/0953946818793074

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 19, 2018
Online Publication Date	Aug 7, 2018
Publication Date	Nov 30, 2018
Deposit Date	Jul 19, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Jul 20, 2018
Journal	Studies in Christian Ethics
Print ISSN	0953-9468
Electronic ISSN	1745-5235
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	31
Issue	4
Pages	471-482
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0953946818793074

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Loughlin, Gerard (2018). "Gender Ideology: For a ‘Third Sex’ Without Reserve". Studies in Christian Ethics 31(4): 471-482. Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.