The Transfiguration: God’s Invitation to Being Your Whole LGBTQ Self
How are our lives as LGBTQ Catholics transfigured when we look at them through the lens of God’s loving presence?
Entries by Grace Doerfler
Sydney Archdiocese Complains About Police Social Media Post Featuring Drag Performers
The drag artists known as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who parody nun attire, recently sparked Catholic officials’ outrage in Sydney, Australia.
Michigan Catholic Charities Office Allowed to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Parents
A Michigan Catholic Charities office recently won a settlement against the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) over the issue of whether the church institution can refuse to work with LGBTQ couples seeking to adopt.
Davenport Bishop Forms Gender Committee to Learn from Transgender Catholics
Signs of positive progress on LGBTQ issues are taking place in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, as church leaders work towards a deeper understanding of transgender people’s experiences.
Catholic School Board Reverses Decision, Votes to Fly Rainbow Flags During Pride
Catholic schools in one Ontario school district will finally raise rainbow flags this Pride month after a long and contentious debate among the members of the Catholic school district’s board.
In Germany’s Synodal Way, Non-Binary Catholic and Bishop Split on Gendered Language
As Germany’s Synodal Way again meets today, members are grappling with how the gender binary is effecting both the substance and the language involved in the process.
Catholic Parents Seek to “Put a Human Face” on Transgender Conversations in Church
For Deacon Ray Dever and his family, supporting a transgender family member is deeply consonant with their Catholic faith.
Author Asks: How Long Until the Church Apologizes for War on Transgender People?
“It took the Church 350 years to admit they got that whole Galileo thing wrong. How long will it take for them to apologize for waging war on transgender people?”
Bishops’ Support for Anti-Gay Law Contradicts Pope, Says Human Rights Watch Leader
The Catholic bishops in Ghana have taken a position on LGBTQ rights that is directly opposite to that of Pope Francis. That is the position taken by an opinion writer in The Advocate, a leading U.S. LGBTQ news outlet.
In Bangladesh, Bishop Congratulates Transgender Politician on Election Victory
A Catholic bishop congratulated a woman who recently made history as the first transgender person to become a Union Council chairperson in Bangladesh.