Director of Catholic Nursing Home Fired for Being Gay & Married
John Murphy directed a Catholic nursing home for just a week before he was fired for being in a same-gender marriage. Read More
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Fired N.C. Gay Teacher Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit
U.S. federal court will be the venue for the latest employment suit brought by an... Read More
Lawsuit Filed by Fired Gay Church Worker Claiming Discrimination
A fired church worker has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the church institution which fired... Read More
Gay Church Worker Says Being Fired Was a “Kick in the Stomach”
A former church worker who is gay said being fired was like being “kicked in the... Read More
LGBTQ Advocates Welcome Philadelphia’s New Archbishop as “Breath of Fresh Air”
Philadelphia's new archbishop has given LGBTQ people and allies hope that a new day of greater inclusivity and few culture wars has dawned for them, or at the very least a leader who could not be worse than his predecessor. Read More
Two Months Later, Conversation Still Continues Over Vatican’s Latest Document on Gender
It has been two months since the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education published the transgender- and intersex-negative document, Male and Female He Created Them. LGBTQ advocates and many theologians were quick to denounce the text, and a number of responses have been subsequently published. Today's post excerpts several commentaries with links provided for further reading. Read More
Can Changing Pronouns for God Help Promote LGBTQ Equality?
Should Catholics stop calling God ‘He’, and would it change anything if we did? Read More
Seattle’s Gay Mayor Ed Murray and His Catholic Journey
Back in 2012, when the marriage equality debate was in full swing in Washington State,... Read More
Gay Catholic Man Rejected from Parish Ministry Delivers 18,000 Signature Petition to Local Bishop
After Nicholas Coppola was removed from parish ministry for marrying his husband, many rushed to support... Read More