Will New Education Resource Help Alberta’s Catholic School Teachers?

The Alberta Teachers’ Association has produced a guidebook have been working to improve the lives of LGBTQ school staff members who work in the Canadian province in a new guidebook. While the resource, entitled "Breaking the Silence," instructs about legislation, policies, and support for teachers, a question remains if LGBTQ teachers in Catholic schools will benefit from these developments.  Read More

Alberta’s Catholic Officals Can Improve Sexual Education Teaching, But Will They?

Controversy is again erupting in Alberta over Catholic schools' handling of LGBT and other gender/sexuality issues, highlighting anew church officials' choice about whether Catholic education in the province is going to prioritize students' well-being or anti-LGBT ideology. . . Read More

Case of Fired Transgender Teacher Comes to Unsatisfactory Decision

For nine years, Jan Buterman has been seeking justice in Canadian courts, after he was... Read More

Resignation of Bishop Is An Opportunity for LGBT Reconciliation

A bishop with a harsh anti-LGBT record has prematurely resigned, creating an opportunity for his... Read More

Alberta’s Catholic Schools Receive Poor Grades on LGBT Policies

By Bob Shine, New Ways Ministry, September 18, 2016 Catholic school districts in Alberta received... Read More

Counting the Educational Costs of LGBT-Negative Acts

When a Catholic institution expels an employee in an LGBT dispute or refuses to support LGBT... Read More

Beyond Pope Francis, What Else Has Been Happening in Catholic LGBT News?

Pope Francis’ document Amoris Laetitia has dominated Catholic LGBT news since its publication on April 8th. Everyone,... Read More

Canada's Catholic Schools Take Further Steps toward LGBT Inclusion

Canada’s publicly-funded Catholic school system has made some great strides in regard to LGBT issues... Read More

Ontario Teachers' Decision to March in WorldPride Parade Draws Criticism

Catholic educators in Ontario are planning to march in the WorldPride 2014 parade in Toronto, a... Read More

Fired Transgender Educator Will Have His Day in Court

A Canadian judge has ruled that a transgender educator fired from a Catholic school should... Read More