NEWS NOTES: Registering a Baby, Overturning Sodomy Laws, and Possibly Poland’s First Gay President
A summary of a wide range of stories from around the world on Catholic LGBTQ issues. Read More
Archbishop’s Criticism of Anti-LGBT Criminalization Law Reveals a Need for More Education
A Carribean archbishop has come out against anti-LGBT criminalization, saying that while homosexuality is immoral, it should not be illegal. Read More
Lesbian Catholic Shares About “Mission from God” to Defend LGBT Human Rights
A lesbian Catholic issued a strong call for church leaders to stand against anti-LGBT discrimination at an event for International Women's Day earlier this month. Read More
Homophobic Church “Not the Church of the Future,” Says Former Irish President Mary McAleese
To mark International Women's Day earlier this week, the group Voices of Faith held an event in Rome about women in the Catholic Church. Titled "Why Women Matter," the event featured two LGBT advocates, former Irish President Mary McAleese and lesbian Catholic Ssenfuka Joanita Warry. The event also prompted a civil exchange between McAleese and an Irish bishop. Read More
By Dropping Appeal, Belize Catholic Church Allows Decriminalization Decision to Stand
The Catholic Church hierarchy in the Central American nation of Belize has withdrawn its appeal of a 2016 judicial decision which struck down the former British colony's anti-sodomy law. Read More
Ugandan Lesbian Advocate to Speak at Catholic International Women’s Day Event
A lesbian Catholic from Uganda will be featured at a Catholic event marking International Women's Day this March, as will LGBT advocate Mary McAleese. Read More
CATHOLIC LGBT HISTORY: Responding to the Murder of Matthew Shepard
The United States and the world were stunned and horrified 19 years ago when the battered and tortured body of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was found tied to a prairie fence outside Laramie. Read More
Rainbow Catholics Share Experiences of Global LGBT Gathering
Today's post features reactions from participants at the second assembly of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics, which took place in Munich, Germany this past November. Read More
LGBT Catholics from Around the Globe Gather in Munich
The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC) held its Second Assembly, with almost 100 participants from 35 nations gathering in Munich/Dachau, Germany, for three days of discussion, prayer, support, and camraderie. Read More
Rainbow Catholics Ask Church to ‘Hear a Just Cause’
The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics, a coalition of Catholic LGBTIQ organizations and individuals from around the world, will be holding their Second Assembly November 3oth to December 3rd in Munich/Dachau, Germany. Find out the hopes of one of the coalition's leaders. Read More