Overcoming Welcome-ish: A Challenge
How welcoming are welcoming parishes really? Read More
Lesbian Guidance Counselor Facing Firing to Appear on “The Ellen Show”
A church worker placed on leave after her same-gender marriage became known to Catholic officials will appear on The Ellen Show tomorrow after weeks of support from the school community where she works. Read More
Former V.P. Joe Biden Promotes LGBT Acceptance ‘As You Are’
The Biden Foundation, a charitable organization founded by former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, is seeking stories from LGBTQ+ people as part of their new campaign, As You Are: A Family and Community Acceptance Campaign. In their press release, the foundation expressed the initiative as seeking to “raise awareness of the importance of family acceptance in the lives of LGBTQ young people.” Read More
Looking Toward the Youth Synod and Helping Young LGBT Catholics Tell Their Stories
A new website will allow Catholic LGBTQ youth to tell their stories to their bishop delegates at October's synod on youth at the Vartican. Read More
Catholic High School Threatens to Fire Lesbian Teacher, Asks Her to Dissolve Marriage to Wife
A Catholic high school in Indiana has asked a lesbian employee to dissolve her same-gender marriage if she wants to remain employed and threatened to fire her if she went public about the school's request. Read More
Catholic Schools Have Differing Responses to New Law Protecting LGBT Youth
Schools in Alberta, Canada, continue to make news concerning more inclusive policies regarding LGBT students and staff. Some Catholic schools are supporting these policies, while others oppose them. Read More
LGBT Teachers in Ireland Get Support from National Organisation
Even though marriage equality has been the law of the land in Ireland since 2015, LGBT teachers there report having to publicly hide their identity in order to work at schools--both religious and secular institutions. Read More
Was Gum Chewing or Gender Identity the Reason for Denying Communion?
A transgender Catholic was denied Communion earlier this month, but the diocese has claimed it was not the communicant's gender identity at issue but their gum chewing during Mass. Read More
Fired Gay Catholic School Teachers Settles His Lawuit
A teacher who was fired from his job as a Catholic high school English and art teacher after marrying his same-sex partner has settled a lawsuit against the school. Read More
Not Everyone Was Happy When Scottish School Received an LGBT Award
A non-denominational Christian-based school in Scotland is facing backlash from a Catholic group after receiving an award for its inclusion of LGBT students. Read More