As ENDA Passes to Senate, U.S. Bishops Renew Anti-LGBT Rights Campaign
On Monday evening, the US Senate voted to move the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a... Read More
How to Establish LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Policies in Catholic Institutions
/33 Comments/in Employment Issues, Higher Education, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorIn this past year, at least one dozen people were fired from Catholic institutions because... Read More
Catholic Parish Quits Interfaith Service Rather Than Host Married Gay Musician
/7 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorDespite Pope Francis’ encouragement for church leaders to drop their “obsession” with marriage equality for... Read More
Another Teacher Is Fired for Marrying; What You Can Do to Stem These Actions
/6 Comments/in Employment Issues, Marriage & Family, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorYet another LGBT employee has been fired from a Catholic school, this time in Arksansas.... Read More
LGBT Employees Must Be Protected at Catholic Institutions
/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorRegular readers of Bondings 2.0 know the shameful trend of LGBT employees at Catholic schools and... Read More
Remembering a More Positive Catholic Tradition Toward LGBT People
/6 Comments/in Employment Issues, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorA somewhat minor news item spoke volumes to me about the important history of a... Read More
Fired Minnesota Teacher Speaks Out on the Danger of Silence
/10 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor“I don’t feel like telling the truth should cost me my job.” Those are the... Read More
Fired Transgender Teacher Scores Points in Court Case
/6 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor2013 has been the year of the fired LGBT church worker. We’ve been reporting on... Read More
Carla Hale Settles with Diocese of Columbus in Discriminatory Firing
/6 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorLesbian educator Carla Hale, who was fired from a Catholic high school earlier this year,... Read More
Students, Alumni, and Commentators Support Fired Catholic H.S. Teacher
/8 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorLos Angeles’ Daily News reported: “Several hundred students, alumnae and supporters of Ken Bencomo rallied in... Read More
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