New Series “Love, Victor” Illustrates How to Embrace Identities of Culture, Faith, and Sexuality
A new pop culture television series entitled “Love, Victor” seeks to present a new narrative of LGBTQ youth in U.S. culture.
Entries by Brian Kaufman
Filipinx Gay Catholic Writes About Finding Way Back to God and to the Church
A Filipinx Catholic gay man has memoralized his powerful journey of self-discovery and how he found his way back to God and to the church. Now he is drawing on his experiences to help other LGBTQ Catholics in the Philippines and beyond.
Irish Military Chaplain Releases LGBTQ Supportive Video for Dublin Pride Celebration
A Catholic priest in Ireland who is also a military chaplain recently released a video in support of the LGBTQ community for Dublin’s 2020 Pride festivities.
Alumnus Petitions Catholic University to Support Court’s Title VII Decision
An LGBTQ alumnus has petitioned his Catholic alma mater to publicly support a recent U.S. Supreme Court victory shielding LGBTQ workers from employment discrimination.
Catholic Liturgy Is a Vehicle for Parents to Embrace Transgender Children
The Catholic liturgy creates an inclusive spiritual framework for parents to understand as well as nurture their transgender children
Gay Teacher at Catholic School Appeals for an End to the Firing of LGBTQ Church Workers
An LGBTQ Catholic school teacher has shared his reflections on the church’s too-frequent problem of firing LGBTQ employees, following the recent dismissal of two of his colleagues
Exploring the Unique Contours of Doing LGBTQ Outreach with Latinx Communities
Across the United States, priests, parents, and church workers are creating spiritual programs to build a more inclusive church for Latinx LGBTQ Catholics. Although the majority of these initiatives incorporate a holistic understanding of LGBTQ identity, not all of them fully embrace the beautiful diversity of God’s Latinx LGBTQ children.
U.S. Bishops Side with Trump Administration on Ending Transgender Protections
The U.S. Catholic Bishops have applauded the Trump Administration’s rescinding of a federal healthcare provision aimed at protecting transgender patients from discrimination.
U.S. Bishops Join Trump Administration in Seeking to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Parents
Several Catholic groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court, advocating discrimination against same-gender married couples by faith-based adoption and foster care providers in Philadelphia.
Tribunal Rules LGBTQ Group’s Discrimination Complaint Against Parish Can Proceed
A Canadian tribunal has ruled that an LGBTQ organization’s human rights complaint against a Catholic parish can proceed. The lawsuit centers on the parish’s refusal to rent its community space to the LGBTQ group for a fundraising event.