“Cura Personalis” Leads Georgetown University to Embrace Gender-Inclusive Housing

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I have come to believe that it is because of Georgetown’s commitment to cura personalis — not despite its Catholic identity — that the university is growing to truly embrace and celebrate our LGBTQIA+ campus community. Read More

Belmont Abbey Student’s Decision to Come Out in 2004 Offers Lessons for Today

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The current welcoming atmosphere for LGBTQ+ people in Catholic higher education is the result of many people who advocated for inclusion long before it was widely accepted. Matt Ottaviani is one of these people, and today's post explains why. Read More

Georgetown U. Offers Gender-Neutral Housing to All Incoming Students

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Gender-neutral housing will now be available at Georgetown University next fall for first year students thanks to a pilot program at the Jesuit school in Washington, D.C. Read More

U.S. Theology Conferences This June Mark Turning Point on LGBTQ+ Issues—Here’s Why.

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This year, the presence at theological conferences of prominent, out LGBTQ+ theologians and of scholars discussing LGBTQ+ issues in theology felt like a turning point, both for the societies themselves and for the future of Catholic theology in this country. Read More

Student Cautions Pope Francis Against Using Anti-LGBTQ+ Language in Virtual Meeting

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A Filipino student has cautioned Pope Francis against using derogatory language about LGBTQ+ people, coming after reports the pope twice used an anti-gay slur. Read More

Benedictine Graduate Calls Harrison Butker’s Speech “Horrible”; And More Reactions

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Today's post features more reactions from Catholics and LGBTQ+ advocates a speech at Benedictine College by football player Harrison Butker earlier this month. Read More

Harrison Butker’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Commencement Address Steeped in Hypocrisy, Says Writer

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The now-viral commencement speech by Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker at Kansas' Benedictine College has sparked reactions from Catholic writers, many of whom are quite critical. Read More

Catholic Sisters Reject Homophobic Speech by Football’s Harrison Butker

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Catholic women religious have expressed support for women and for the LGBTQ+ community after a misogynistic, homophobic commencement speech was given at Benedictine College in Kansas. Read More

Vatican Reverses Its Decision, Will Allow Pro-LGBTQ+ Theologian to Be University Dean

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The Vatican has reversed its decision that once barred an LGBTQ-supportive theologian from becoming a university dean. The Vatican will now allow him to assume the position a year later. Read More

In This Is Love: Dispatches from a Popular University for Gaza

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For one, the fight for queer liberation is fundamentally intertwined with the struggle for a free Palestine. Read More