Diocese of Metuchen Pre-Workshop Survey

Please choose the answer that is closest to your views

Science shows that same-sex sexual attraction (desire) is:

completely determined by genetics (“born that way”)
mostly determined by genetics (“mostly born that way”)
mostly determined by upbringing and experiences (“mostly environmental”)
completely determined by upbringing and experiences (“environmental”)
always a matter of choice

Science shows that ____________ may experience fluidity (change) in their feelings of same-sex sexual attraction.

Select all that apply.

adolescents (males and female)
adult males
adult females
anyone
no one

It is possible that a person who identifies as transgender or non-binary really was “born in the wrong body.”

Agree
Disagree
Unsure

Sex is binary (male or female).

Agree
Disagree
Unsure

A person’s true identity is determined by the person’s:

sexual identity (male or female)
gender identity (deep feelings of “who I am,” regardless of body)

Parents of a girl enrolled in the parish religious education program are requesting some accommodations for their daughter. She is experiencing distress over her sexual identity and desires to present herself as a boy. Which of the following accommodations might the parish or diocese provide, consistent with its Catholic identity?

Select all that apply.

Address the girl by the new name she has chosen to express her masculine “gender identity,” rather than her legal name.
Address the girl by her chosen (male) pronouns, instead of by “she, her, hers.”
Allow the girl to introduce herself to religious education classmates as a boy.
Allow the girl to use the boys’ bathroom, because she feels more comfortable using a facility that aligns with her masculine “gender identity.”
Allow the girl to use a designated single-occupancy or private bathroom to avoid the distress of using a bathroom for designated for girls.
Allow the girl to attend the boys’ retreat, rather than the retreat for girls.

As Catholics, we are called to respect and accompany persons who experience same-sex attraction or sexual identity issues. What does this mean to you?

What is the toughest question a student might ask you about same-sex attraction, same-sex “marriage,” and related Catholic teachings?

What is the toughest question a student might ask you about “transgender” identities, gender ideology, and related Catholic teachings?

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