Boston College Opens New Exhibit Exploring History of LGBTQ Catholics

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Boston College has opened a new exhibit exploring the history of LGBTQ Catholics, and it hopes to tell a different story than the common narrative of antagonism between the church and the queer community. Read More

Bishop Calls for “Special Vigilance” to Stop Transgender People Entering Seminary

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A committee chair at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has claimed that transgender men have been admitted to seminaries, and is seeking new policies to ensure this cannot happen, including the prospect of intrusive medical examinations. Read More

Students Dissatisfied with Walsh University’s Inclusion Plan That Omits LGBTQ Group

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A Catholic university has implemented a plan to create a more inclusive campus, but LGBTQ students say the inclusion plan does not satisfy them. Read More

University of Notre Dame Constructs Anti-LGBTQ Chik-Fil-A Over Student Objections

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The University of Notre Dame has proceeded constructing a Chik-fil-A outpost on campus, a move supported by Senator Lindsey Graham, but to which hundreds of students and others objected. Read More

After 30 Years, University of Notre Dame Finally Recognizes LGBTQ Alumni Community

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The University of Notre Dame has recognized recently its first official LGBTQ alumni organization after alumni's years of working and struggling for recognition. Read More

The Catholic University of America Again Denies Recognition to LGBTQ Student Group

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CUAllies, the unofficial LGBTQ student organization at The Catholic University of America, continues its decade-long fight for university recognition after administrators once again denied the club official status this spring. Read More

Study: Catholic Universities’ Graduates Have Higher LGBTQ-Negative Views Than Peers

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Students at Catholic colleges graduate with more negative opinions of the LGBTQ community than students at any other type of university, a recent study has found. Read More

Sacred Heart University Hosts LGBTQ Celebration In Wake of Vatican Blessings Ban

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Two Catholic colleges have taken positive steps to being more inclusive campuses for their LGBTQ students, including one school hosting a celebration of LGBTQ people in the wake of the Vatican's ban on blessing same-gender couples. Read More

Non-Binary Student Targeted by Hate Crime at Catholic University Leads Inclusion Efforts

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The University of San Diego’s student government passed a resolution in support of transgender people on campus, calling on the university’s administration to do more about gender inclusivity. Such calls have been growing since an anti-trans hate crime occurred in 2019. Read More

Catholic Universities Pressed to Resist Vatican Ban on Blessing Same-Gender Couples

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The Vatican’s March 15th statement banning blessings of same-gender unions has generated a variety of responses across Catholic college and university campuses, including op-eds from campus newspapers and statements from administrators. Today’s post features four campus reactions. Read More