Answers to Gender Madness Book
In this illuminating book, Christine Sneeringer equips parents, educators, and leaders with answers to common questions about the transgender craze. Christine understands this issue from the inside because she hated being a girl growing up and wished she were a boy. She examines the reasons tomboys are nearly extinct and why young people, especially teenage girls, are embracing a trans identity. Christine is grateful for the process that led her to be at peace with the body God gave her and she offers practical advice for parents of children caught up in the gender madness.
In this illuminating book, Christine Sneeringer equips parents, educators, and leaders with answers to common questions about the transgender craze. Christine understands this issue from the inside because she hated being a girl growing up and wished she were a boy. She examines the reasons tomboys are nearly extinct and why young people, especially teenage girls, are embracing a trans identity. Christine is grateful for the process that led her to be at peace with the body God gave her and she offers practical advice for parents of children caught up in the gender madness.
In this illuminating book, Christine Sneeringer equips parents, educators, and leaders with answers to common questions about the transgender craze. Christine understands this issue from the inside because she hated being a girl growing up and wished she were a boy. She examines the reasons tomboys are nearly extinct and why young people, especially teenage girls, are embracing a trans identity. Christine is grateful for the process that led her to be at peace with the body God gave her and she offers practical advice for parents of children caught up in the gender madness.
Introduction: My story and the Cultural Landscape
Chapter 1. Vocabulary Lesson Making Sense of What Doesn’t Make Sense
1. Gender, what exactly is it?
2. Is “gender” a real thing?
3. What is the biblical view of gender?
4. What’s the difference between biological sex and gender?
5. What is “transgender” and how common is it?
6. Is transgender a new term for transvestite?
7. What is intersex and how rare is it?
Chapter 2. Unpacking Dender Dysphoria, Identity and Ideology
1. What is gender dysphoria?
2. Where did the idea of gender identity originate?
3. Why is gender dysphoria becoming more common?
4. Why has there been a rapid rise in teen girls identifying as boys?
5. What is gender ideology and who are the major players fueling the transgender agenda?
6. What does the Bible say about gender ideology?
Chapter 3. The Do’s and Don’ts of Parental Support
1. My daughter says she’s a boy. What should I do?
2. Do Pray. Don’t Panic
3. Do Improve Communication. Don’t Dismiss Feelings
4. Do Seek Encouragement from Other Parents. Don’t Suffer Alone
5. Do Get Educated. Don’t Affirm
6. Do Your Due Diligence. Don’t Rush to a Professional
7. Do Set Firm Boundaries. Don’t Prioritize Friendship above Parental Authority
Chapter 4. When someone you love says they’re transgender
1. How can I show love to a transgender person without compromising biblical truth?
2. Should I be “kind” and use the preferred pronouns of someone who is transgender?
3. Should I be an ally to my transgender friend?
4. How can we welcome people with gender identity issues into our churches?
5. I’ve been accused of being a transphobe. How do I respond to this accusation?
6. What is gender affirming care and why have so many states passed laws against it?
Chapter 5. Help for the gender confused
1. What is the most effective treatment for gender dysphoria?
2. What is conversion therapy? Why is it illegal in some states?
3. Experts say if we don’t let children transition, they will commit suicide. Is this true?
4. How should pastors respond from the pulpit about the transgender movement?