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German diocese allows use of ‘gender star’ symbol in messaging for certain ministries

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German diocese allows use of ‘gender star’ symbol in messaging for certain ministries

The Catholic Archdiocese of Freiburg has announced that it will allow use of the “gender star” in certain ministry contexts such as youth programs, as well as university outreach and adult programs focused on gender identity, CNA Deutsch reported on Wednesday.

The archdiocese has framed its decision to allow use of the symbol in these instances as “differentiated target group communication.”

Use of the symbol—an asterisk placed in a German word ahead of masculine or feminine endings as a way to symbolize the inclusion of individuals who identify as “nonbinary”—is still prohibited from most official documents.

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