Is the University of Notre Dame Failing LGBTQ Students?

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Five years ago, the University of Notre Dame released "Beloved Friends and Allies," a pastoral plan aimed at making the campus more inclusive and providing support to LGBTQ students. But one student has now written that efforts to promote diversity are not enough and that the University is failing its LGBTQ students. Read More

Georgetown Students Vote to Preserve LGBT-Negative Group’s Funding

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A student group at Georgetown University which promotes anti-LGBT views will retain its funding after facing student complaints. Read More

Georgetown Students Organize Against Campus Anti-Equality Group

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Students at Georgetown University have begun organizing against an anti-LGBT campus group, which critics claim is intolerant and therefore should not receive University support. But censoring opposing voices is not the way for Catholic higher education to move forward. Here is the right way. . .  Read More

CATHOLIC LGBT HISTORY: ‘Landmark’ Gay Rights Case Opened Doors at Georgetown

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“This Month in Catholic LGBT History” is Bondings 2.0’s  feature to educate readers of the rich history—positive and... Read More

Catholic University Students Again Seek LGBTQ Group Recognition

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Students at The Catholic University of America (CUA), Washington, DC, are again seeking official recognition... Read More

University of Notre Dame Reportedly Denies Safe Housing to Transgender Student

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The University of Notre Dame reportedly failed to provide a transgender student with housing, the... Read More

Transgender Student: Catholic Church Nearly Killed Me. Georgetown Saved Me.'

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Catholic higher education in the U.S. is fairly supportive of LGBTQ students. Many colleges offer supports as is evident in New Ways Ministry's gay-friendly listing, though admittedly these supports are of varying quality and intensity. Schools often face conservative critics who claim such supports contradict church teaching and endanger ecclesial affiliation. Read More

A Divided Response to Transgender Persons at Georgetown's Campus

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One step forward, one step back. This is the two step experienced by the trans community at Georgetown University's campus as its affiliated hospital faces a discrimination complaint even as name changes become accessible to students.  Read More

Catholic University Open to Lawsuit Under New D.C. Non-Discrimination Law

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The District of Columbia’s new law barring LGBT discrimination by religiously affiliated schools went into... Read More

Beyond Pope Francis: Georgetown U. Welcoming Trans Students

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Pope Francis’ interview with America Magazine has captured Catholic, and global, attention since last Thursday, and... Read More