President Biden Makes Gains for LGBTQ Equality, But Faces New Battle with U.S. Bishops

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Joe Biden has been U.S. president for less than a month, and already he has reversed much of the Trump administration's anti-LGBTQ policies and charted a new course for equality going forward. But questions remain about how he will interface with U.S. bishops and with anti-LGBTQ activists, and some advocates for intersex rights remain critical. Read More

Australian Archbishop Objects to New Law Banning Conversion Therapy

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An archbishop in Australia has joined critics of a newly-passed law banning conversion therapy in the state of Victoria. Read More

Nun Tells Catholic Hospitals: “Transgender Persons Are the Body of Christ, Too”

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"Transgender persons are the body of Christ too," wrote Sr. Luisa Derouen, OP, a member of the Dominican Sisters of Peace, in a recent column in which she called for Catholic hospitals to provide more equitable healthcare. Read More

Michigan Diocese Releases New Transgender-Negative Policy for Catholic Agencies

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The Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, has released a new policy on gender identity that requires all of its agencies to acknowledge only a person’s assigned sex at birth.  Read More

Catholics and Joe Biden Can Find Common Ground for Equality, Writes Lay Minister

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Catholic social teaching can provide common ground for President Joe Biden and U.S. Catholics to work together on LGBTQ issues, Yunuen Trujillo suggested in a recent op-ed for the National Catholic Reporter. Read More

U.S. Bishops Reject President Biden’s New LGBTQ Executive Order as “Misguided”

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The U.S. bishops have voiced their opposition to a new executive order signed by President Joe Biden to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. Read More

The Readers Voted. Here Are The Worst Catholic LGBTQ News Events of 2020.

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Thanks to Bondings 2.0 readers who responded to our annual poll, today we present a ranking of what are considered the ten worst Catholic LGBTQ news events of the past year. Read More

Australian Bishops State Their Opposition to Proposed Law Banning Conversion Therapy

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A bill to ban conversion therapy in Australia has stirred up controversy, with some religious leaders arguing that the proposed law limits religious freedom and other leaders arguing it offers strong protections for LGBTQ persons. Read More

Bishop in U.K. Applauds Court Decision Limiting Treatments for Transgender Children

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Senior Catholic officials in the United Kingdom have applauded a ruling from the nation’s highest court that says certain transgender children lack the legal competency to consent to medical treatments administered by a gender identity clinic. Read More

Catholic Bishops Object to Proposed Canadian Ban on Conversion Therapy

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A Canadian legislative measure to ban conversion therapy nationwide has received sharp criticism from that country’s Catholic bishops. Read More