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Students at Catholic University Pass Resolution in Support of Campus LGBTQ Group

April 16, 2021/2 Comments/in Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Angela Howard-McParland

Leaders of The Catholic University of America’s student government approved yet another resolution in favor of the school recognizing a still-unofficial LGBTQ student group. Read More

Gay Performer Alleges Walsh University Fired Him Over His Sexual Orientation

April 12, 2021/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Employment Issues, Higher Education /by Mac Svolos

A well-known actor was fired from a gig at a Catholic university in Ohio because he is gay, according to a YouTube video he produced. But a school official disputes this allegation, offering a different explanation for the employment dispute. Read More

Univ. of Dallas Alumni Seek Removal of Professor Over Transphobic Social Media Posts

February 16, 2021/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Mac Svolos

A transgender alumna’s demand that her Catholic university take action against a professor who demeaned a trans woman nominated for a high-ranking position in the Biden administration, has been rebuffed by the campus administration. Read More

Catholic U. Students Protest Abby Johnson Over Anti-LGBTQ and Racist Comments

February 10, 2021/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Higher Education, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Students and alumni of The Catholic University of America protested an anti-abortion speaker who has made repeated anti-LGBTQ and racist comments and participated in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Read More

Georgetown U. Students Oppose Conference Named After LGBTQ-Negative Bishop

February 9, 2021/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Higher Education, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Angela Howard-McParland

More than 600 members of the Georgetown University community, including over 30 student organizations, signed a petition asking the University to take action regarding its annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life, in part because of the event namesake’s anti-LGBTQ record. Read More

Catholic Schools Are Called to Form a Culture of LGBTQ Participation

February 2, 2021/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Higher Education, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Catholic leaders need to move beyond using doctrine as a cover for bigotry and imagine new ways that our tradition might inspire schools to treat LGBTQ members with dignity. The principle of “participation” from Catholic social teaching can be particularly helpful, and Catholic Schools Week provides an appropriate time to reflect on it. Read More

Students at Catholic University Pass Resolution in Support of Campus LGBTQ Group

Gay Performer Alleges Walsh University Fired Him Over His Sexual Orientation

Catholic U. Students Protest Abby Johnson Over Anti-LGBTQ and Racist Comments

Georgetown U. Students Oppose Conference Named After LGBTQ-Negative Bishop

Catholic Schools Are Called to Form a Culture of LGBTQ Participation

Is Vatican Investigation of Fr. Tony Flannery Repeating a Bygone Era? And Other News

German Archdiocese Censors Catholic Students After Criticism of Church Teachings on Sexuality

Catholic Campus Supports Lesbian Theologian Targeted by Anti-Gay Demonstrator

Assumption University President Apologizes for Campus Ministry’s LGBTQ-Negative Content