Supreme Court Hears Catholic School Cases that Could Impact LGBTQ Church Workers

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in two cases concerning the various factors that will determine how workers may be classified as “ministers” when employed by religious institutions. The decision in these joined cases could have an impact on the scores of employment disputes involving LGBTQ issues that have occurred in the last decade. Read More

With Catholic Support, Polish Government Seeks to Define LGBTQ People as Child Abusers

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The Polish government’s targeted political campaign against the LGBTQ community continues to gain traction, driven by its ultranationalist leading party and galvanized by the institutional church as well as by Polish society, of which a majority identifies as Catholic.   Read More

Progetto Gionata Publishes Resources on Experiences of Italian Parents with LGBTQ Children

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An Italian organization for families with LGBTQ members has released a free publication for parents with LGBTQ children, as well as an accompanying video. Read More

Catholic School in U.K. Recognized for LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum on Sex and Relationships

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As schools across the United Kingdom prepare to begin implementing the national Department of Education's inclusive Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum, some Catholic primary schools are being recognized for already establishing inclusive curricula and for supporting LGBTQ students. Read More

Ohio Catholic School Refuses to Renew Gay Teacher’s Contract

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A Catholic school in Ohio is not renewing the contract of a longtime teacher, reportedly because he is in a same-gender marriage. Read More

Remembering Tomie dePaola, The Gay Children’s Book Author Who Painted Catholic Tales

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When children’s book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola died at 85, he left behind a legacy of love and scores of devoted fans raised on his gentle and wondrous works, many of which involved Catholicism. Read More

What I Wish I Could Tell My Students

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One student posed a question along these lines: “Where are all the queer campus ministers? Why aren’t they standing up to administration when queer students are targeted or excluded?” Read More

Gay Singer VINCINT Shares How Affirming Sr. Nancy Made a Difference in Middle School

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Rising pop music star VINCINT reveals how a nun in his Catholic school encouraged him to keep going during difficult times as a gay youth. Read More

Conservative Group Demands Catholic School Teacher Be Fired Over “Fabulous” Book

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A Catholic elementary school teacher in Toronto has been criticized by an anti-abortion group because he chose a book that affirms children who are different from others for his fifth and sixth grade students. Read More

Minnesota Bishops Should Retract Anti-Transgender Education Policy, Says Theologian

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A Catholic theologian in Minnesota has strongly recommended that the state's bishops retract their educational policies concerning gender identity in Catholic Schools. Read More