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.
Entries by Brian Kaufman
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.
Archbishop Zuppi: Church Must See Lesbian/Gay People as God Sees Them
In a new book, an Italian cardinal offered his perspective on Pope Francis’ approach to homosexuality and the Catholic Church.
Pope’s Almoner: Support for Transgender Sex Workers is “Ordinary Work for the Church”
Praise is being heaped upon Pope Francis for his support earlier this month of transgender women who have suffered economically because of the coronavirus pandemic, while the pope’s personal almoner has said such support is “ordinary work for the Church.”
Supreme Court Hears Catholic School Cases that Could Impact LGBTQ Church Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in two cases concerning the various factors that will determine how workers may be classified as “ministers” when employed by religious institutions. The decision in these joined cases could have an impact on the scores of employment disputes involving LGBTQ issues that have occurred in the last decade.