Church Worker Dispute Unites Community, Prompts Students to Come Out

Though church officials' attacks on LGBT church workers continue, faith communities are increasingly resisting such discrimination being perpetuated in their name. Here are the details of one such community, Dowling Catholic High School in Des Moines.  Read More

Two Gay Teachers Fired from Midwest Catholic Schools

News that gay educators in Iowa and Nebraska were fired from the Catholic schools where they had been teaching broke yesterday, prompting swift outcry from local communities. Read More

Federal Commission Rules Gay Teacher's Firing Was Likely Discrimination

On this Easter Monday, Bondings 2.0 offers two positive updates regarding church workers and incidents of anti-LGBT discrimination. Read More

Catholic High School Swiftly Deals with Religion Teacher's Anti-Gay Tirade

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LGBT Advocate Appeals for Church Reform at L.A. Religious Education Congress

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Large Majority of S.F. Teachers Publicly Reject Archbishop Cordileone's Handbook Changes

80% of the teachers and staff at four Archdiocese of San Francisco Catholic high schools... Read More

Proposed Review of San Francisco Teachers' Handbook Brings Confusion

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has announced that its revisions to the high school teachers’ handbook... Read More

New Marianist Booklet Helps Catholic Educators Discuss LGBT Issues with Youth

A new resource to help Catholic educators discuss LGBT issues with students has been published by... Read More

Students' Resistance to Archbishop Cordileone Exemplifies Best of Catholic Education

Bay Area Catholics and their allies are demanding justice after the Archdiocese of San Francisco's announcement of new morality clauses in teaching contracts last month that prohibit, among other items, public support of LGBT people. The following are several developments with Bondings 2.0's original coverage of the new clause available here. Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Chipotle Celebration Follows Catholic Teammate's Coming Out

The spring semester has brought many positive developments for LGBT inclusion at Catholic colleges and universities in the United States. Below, Bondings 2.0 features some of the highlights with links provided to read more. Read More