Colorado Catholic Schools Lose Ability to Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ People

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"The program is a model example of maintaining neutral and generally applicable nondiscrimination laws while nonetheless trying to accommodate the exercise of religious beliefs.” Read More

Canadian Court Upholds Expulsion of Anti-Trans Catholic H.S. Student

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"While individuals are entitled to their religious beliefs, . . . what they are not entitled to do is act in a manner that disrespects, discriminates, insults, denigrates, harasses, bullies . . . anyone in the school.” Read More

King Charles III Greets LGBTQ+ Catholics; And More News

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Today's post includes news about LGBTQ+ Catholics in England meeting King Charles, the inspiration Keith Haring provided to Notre Dame Cathedral's re-opening, and more. Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Conference Seeks End to Federal Non-Discrimination Proposal

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has voiced opposition to recent regulations proposed by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that mandate non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation, among other factors. Read More

U.S. Bishops Act Swiftly to Implement Transgender-Negative Declaration

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With notable speed, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops agreed at the fall assembly to act on the Vatican's transgender-negative declaration Dignitas Infinita. Elections at the assembly may, however, signal a shift toward Pope Francis happening in the conference. Read More

LGBTQ+ Advocates React to Trump’s Victory, Chastize Cardinal Dolan; And More News

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Today's post includes reactions from Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates to Donald Trump's election, a priest's pro-transgender reflection on "Dignitas Infinita," and more news. Read More

Michigan’s Holy Cross Services Fires Chief Executive Over LGBTQ+ Support

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The top administrator for a leading Michigan Catholic social services agency has been fired after fighting back against the board's crackdown on LGBTQ+ outreach. Read More

Parents, Law Professors Speak Out Against Catholic Schools’ Anti-LGBTQ+ Lawsuit

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After a federal judge denied Catholic schools in Colorado the right to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, the schools having filed an appeal, prompting LGBTQ+ advocates and educators to become more outspoken. Read More

Injunction Granted in Catholic Employers’ Lawsuit Against Anti-Harassment Guidelines

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A North Dakota judge approved a motion to temporarily halt the enforcement of federal anti-discrimination regulations as part of an on-going lawsuit launched by the Diocese of Bismarck and the Catholic Benefits Association against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Read More

Catholic Radio Broadcasters Refuse to Comply with Nonbinary-Inclusive Federal Regulation

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A network of Catholic radio broadcasters has filed a petition asking for pro-LGBTQ+ federal employment regulations to be vacated over religious liberty concerns, part of a wider and harmful trend in U.S. Catholicism of using courts to undo LGBTQ+ rights. Read More