Bishop Helps Weaken Youth Conversion Therapy Ban in West Virginia
A bishop successfully helped restrict a West Virginia city's ban on conversion therapy despite LGBTQ advocates' appeals to ignore the bishop's objections. Read More
Bishop Opposes Banning Conversion Therapy, While Also Condemning Such Therapy
West Virginia's bishop has voiced his opposition to a proposed ordinance that would ban conversion therapy in the city of Wheeling, claiming the ordinance would require people to accept "transgender ideology." Later, he backed away from the harmful practice. Read More
Catholic Groups Join Boycott of U.K. Government’s LGBTQ Conference
Three Catholic organizations have joined more than 100 groups in the United Kingdom who withdrew their support from a government-run LGBTQ conference that has subsequently been cancelled Read More
U.S. Bishops Conference Seeks Limits on Protections for Transgender Patients
U.S. bishops joined religious and political groups in seeking to stop proposed non-discrimination guidelines designed to protect transgender patients from discrimination. Read More
ROUNDTABLE: Has Church Made a “Decisive Shift” on LGBTQ Issues? — Part II
Bondings 2.0 asked ten leading voices in the LGBTQ Catholic world to respond to Christopher Lamb’s suggestion that the Catholic Church has made a decisive shift on LGBTQ issues. Today's post is Part II of their responses. Read More
ROUNDTABLE: Has Church Made a “Decisive Shift” on LGBTQ Issues? — Part I
Bondings 2.0 asked ten leading voices in the LGBTQ Catholic world to respond to Christopher Lamb’s suggestion that the Catholic Church has made a decisive shift on LGBTQ issues. Today's post is Part I of their responses. Read More
New Ways Ministry Opposes Milwaukee Archdiocese’s New Anti-Transgender Policy
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s new anti-transgender guidelines are not only pastorally ineffective but also personally damaging in so many ways. Read More
Milwaukee Archdiocese’s New Gender Policy Bans Certain Transgender Medical Care
Another U.S. diocese has released anti-transgender guidelines under the guise of pastoral care, which, among other restrictions, prohibit the use of preferred pronouns and ban certain transition-related medical treatments on church property. Read More
Bishop Encourages Parents to Opt Out of LGBTQ-Inclusive Sex Ed; And More News
Today's post includes news items about a bishop's opposition to public school sex education, the new home of Dignity/Washington, and more. Read More
Latin American Assembly Seeks Greater LGBTQ Pastoral Care, Denunciation of Violence
A major gathering of the Latin American church has called for greater LGBTQ pastoral care while condemning violence against the community. Read More