Iowa Student Works To Reform His Former Catholic High School

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A gay teenager who is a former student of a  Catholic high school in Iowa, spoke out about discrimination there, and, in the process, set off a chain reaction of similar statements from other students, and a declaration defending the school from the principal. Read More

Lesbian Basketball Coach Denied Opportunity to Apply for Coaching Job

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A basketball coach in Minnesota was not eligible to apply for a job at a... Read More

NEWS NOTES: Justin Bieber Supports Queer Catholic Fan; Catholic Politician Says Homosexuality a “Mental Illness”; And More

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A variety of short news items on topics of Catholic LGBTQ interest. Click the links to learn more. Read More

Youth Synod Document Shows Vatican Evolution on LGBT Topics

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The Vatican has reached three new milestones in its evolution toward a greater dialogue with the LGBT community. Read More

Italy’s Catholic Scouting Organization Wrestles With LGBT Inclusion

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Italian scouting programs have had mixed gender scouting experiences for the last fifty years, but they have just recently started grappling with LGBT people in the Catholic church run organization. Read More

Diocese Tried to Silence Gay Student’s Graduation Speech–But Failed

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A Kentucky high school senior was recently forbidden to give his graduation speech at a... Read More

Melbourne Archdiocese Releases Guidelines for Schools to Support LGBT Kids

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Australia’s Melbourne Archdiocese has released a document which encourages its 330 schools to approach LGBT students with support and tolerance. The resource is  an alternative to a government program, Safe Schools, with which church officials disagreed. However, the new document is not without its own controversies. Read More

College KofC Grand Knight Ousted Over Sexuality

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Andrew Keyes, a graduating senior at Saint Anselm’s College,New Hampshire, has been forced to resign from his role of Grand Knight at the school’s chapter of Knights of Columbus (KofC) over controversy surrounding his sexuality. Read More

NEWS NOTES: Trans Health, Fr. Martin, LGBTQ+ Poster, Successful Fundraiser, and Gay Baseball Player

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A variety of short news items on topics of Catholic LGBTQ interest. Click the links to learn more.  Read More

Catholic School Principal Resigns After Ejecting Lesbian Social Worker from Campus

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The principal of a Philadelphia-area Catholic school has resigned after a protest by students who were upset at the administrator's decision to eject invited speaker Margie Winters from the campus.  Winters made news a few years ago when she was fired from another Catholic school because of her marriage to a woman.  Read More