God Dwells in Us: New Documentary Explores Life and Love of LGBTQ Catholic Family

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At a time when some Catholic dioceses are firing LGBTQ teachers, musicians, and staff members because they are considered incompatible with the gospel or the Catholic faith, Tom Loehr’s new documentary, "The Golds: A Portrait of an American Family," offers a more human story of LGBTQ Catholics. Read More

Boston College Again Rejects Student Appeal for LGBTQ Resource Center

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Boston College has again rejected student appeals for greater LGBTQ support on a campus, which the college has been slow to provide in contrast to many of its Jesuit university peers.  Read More

Catholics Explore Implications for Church Workers After SCOTUS Guts Non-Discrimination Laws

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Catholics have continued to grapple with the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the combined cases of Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel last month. Read More

Freedom of Religion vs. Freedom from Discrimination: A Lament and A Plan of Action

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As LGBTQ Catholics, we recognize that none of us is free from discrimination unless all of us are.  What are our next moves? Read More

Young Adult Novel Tells Story of Sexuality, Gender Identity, Abuse, and Faith

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A review of a Young Adult novel that tells an ambitious story of gender identity, trauma, friendship, faith, self-acceptance, and clerical sexual abuse. Read More

Gay Teacher at Catholic School Appeals for an End to the Firing of LGBTQ Church Workers

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An LGBTQ Catholic school teacher has shared his reflections on the church’s too-frequent problem of firing LGBTQ employees, following the recent dismissal of  two of his colleagues Read More

Black and LGBTQ Students Seek Greater Inclusion in Brooklyn’s Catholic High Schools

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In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the growing outcry against racism in the U.S., students and alumni of Catholic schools in New York City are demanding changes to make their schools more inclusive of all people, including LGBTQ people. Read More

Experts Warn of Consequences for LGBTQ Church Workers After Supreme Court Ruling

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". . . religious freedom is a world of permitted and funded discrimination." Read More

LGBTQ Catholics, Advocates Sharply Criticize Supreme Court Ruling on Religious Exemptions

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Catholics and LGBTQ advocates have responded critically to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision earlier this week that religious institutions had a wide exemption from employment non-discrimination laws, which leaves many workers vulnerable to firings, especially LGBTQ people. Read More

New Ways Ministry: SCOTUS Ruling on Religious Exemptions Leaves LGBTQ People Vulnerable

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel not to protect workers at religious institutions from employment discrimination leaves many people, especially LGBTQ people, vulnerable to being fired by institutions that should be the model of fairness and equality, not bigotry and exclusion. Read More