Gender

God created “male and female” in his image. There is a great deal of confusion regarding gender due to the growing transgender movement, but God’s Word brings needed clarity and simplicity to this issue. We do not have the authority to redefine and ignore what God has created and ordained.

News About Gender

• News

  No “Gay” Gene? Do Genetics Determine Morality?

  

  Sept. 9, 2019 from Ken Ham’s Blog

  For decades, scientists have been searching for a so-called “gay” gene. Of course, this is more than just some dry academic pursuit.

Articles About Gender

• Semi-Technical

  Does God Have A Gender?

  

  June 3, 2020 from Answers in Depth

  These days, the issues of gender and sexuality are very controversial, particularly in Western societies.

• Magazine Department Article

  Barbie Takes on a New Gender

  

  Jan. 1, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  The days of Barbie and Ken getting married and moving into their bright pink mansion are now a thing of the past.

• Magazine Article

  Falling for Your Feelings

  

  Sept. 1, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  Shouldn’t we value the sincere feelings of others rather than condemn them?

• Magazine Article

  The Biology of Gender

  

  Sept. 1, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  With 112 gender options, our culture is in desperate need of a basic biology lesson.

• Magazine Article

  Gender in our Culture—Cutting Through the Chaos

  

  Aug. 18, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  What should believers do when we disagree with our neighbors about the very nature of humanity?

• Magazine Department Article

  Transgender Regret on the Rise

  

  May 1, 2019 from Answers Magazine

  Walt Heyer, a former transgender, has written an eye-opening book Trans Life Survivors.

• Magazine Department Article

  Confused about Gender Confusion

  

  Nov. 1, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  In a rising new trend, more teenage girls than boys claim they aren’t sure about their gender identity. Why?

• Magazine Department Article

  Transgender—Bringing Clarity to a Confused World

  

  April 7, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  The transgender movement has shattered the culture’s understanding of God’s design. How can Christians respond with biblical love and integrity?

• Magazine Article

  Inferior or Equal

  

  March 22, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  Modern extreme feminism places women in authority over men, while traditional Darwinian evolution places women far below men. And since the Bible directs that a wife be in submission to her husband, even Christians may wonder, “Is the woman inferior or equal?”

• Magazine Article

  A Purpose Better than Feminism

  

  March 8, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  Few things get people more up in arms than when we talk about gender and God’s design for women. Even those within the Christian community bring a lot of baggage to how we view manhood and womanhood.

• Responding to National Geographic’s “Gender Revolution”

  

  Jan. 23, 2017

  Turning to God’s Word, see how believers should understand and respond to the articles in the special gender issue of National Geographic.

• Magazine Article

  Transgender Identity—Wishing Away God’s Design

  

  July 24, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Genesis 1:27 says God made them “male and female.” People can’t wish away this fundamental physical reality—and that’s a good thing.

• Magazine Department Article

  Are Gender-Neutral Bible Translations Okay?

  

  July 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Are translators attempting to push an unbiblical agenda that diminishes the Bible’s emphasis on manhood and gender roles?

• Magazine Department Article

  Resting on Solid Ground

  

  July 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  After eight years of planning and almost two years of construction, the Ark Encounter will open its doors.

• Magazine Department Article

  Bruce or Caitlyn . . . What’s in a Name?

  Jan. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  The media’s rush last spring to make Caitlyn Jenner a transgender hero underscored the radical moral shift in Western culture.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Gender Studies

  April 10, 2013 from Answers in Depth

  As the culture continues to encourage gender alternatives outside of Scripture, believers are certain to encounter tough situations.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Queer Theory

  March 27, 2013 from Answers in Depth

  The phrase “queer theory,” coined by Teresa de Lauretis, describes a school of thought that examines sexual identity, human sexuality, and gender.

• Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

  Feminism

  March 13, 2013 from Answers in Depth

  Evangelical feminism teaches an egalitarian view of marriage and roles in the church, to the point where passages that clearly teach male headship are reinterpreted, explained away, or ignored.

• Feedback Article

  Is Male Headship a “Curse”?

  Aug. 31, 2012 from Feedback

  Do women try to take over man’s authority? Is male headship a “curse”? Steve Golden, AiG–U.S., replies to a reader’s questions about his earlier article.

• Are Gender Roles a Social Construct?

  July 6, 2012 from Feedback

  The biblical understanding of gender roles stems from the Genesis account of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; however, cultural justification is sometimes used to support unbiblical behavior.

• Feedback Article

  Gender-related Moral Implications of the Doctor to Patient Relationship

  Feb. 17, 2012 from Feedback

  Is it appropriate for Christians to visit doctors of the opposite gender? Dr. Tommy Mitchell and Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell, AiG–U.S., provide a biblical perspective.

• SFGate: “Oakland school's lessons in gender diversity”

  June 4, 2011 from News to Know

  Transgender clownfish, transgender people—what’s the difference?

• Feedback Article

  Does the Bible Teach Female Inferiority?

  Aug. 24, 2007 from Feedback

  An atheist asks how we can take Darwin to task for his sexism when the Bible supposedly does the same thing? Dr. Purdom and Bodie Hodge respond.