The Canon of Queer Catholic Saints Requires Some Invention, Writes Theologian

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In a recent National Catholic Reporter essay, Flora X. Tang, a doctoral student at the University of Notre Dame, shared a beautiful reflection on what she describes as the “unofficial canon of queer Catholic saints.” Read More

Abigail Favale’s “The Genesis of Gender” Forgoes Transgender Realities, Writes Reviewer

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A new book on Christian ideas about gender fails to do justice to the realities of many transgender and gender nonconforming Catholics, according to a trans book reviewer. Read More

Transgender Patient Denied Care by Catholic Hospital Wins Discrimination Lawsuit

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A federal court has ruled that a Catholic hospital violated the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by denying a transgender man gender-affirming healthcare. Read More

Top German Lay Catholic Organizations Endorses New Transgender Rights Legislation

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Two of Germany's top Catholic lay organizations have endorsed proposed civil legislation to expand transgender rights. Read More

Monastery Investigating Priest for Giving Anti-LGBTQ+ Christmas Homily

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A monastery in Germany has begun investigating one of its members over an anti-LGBTQ+ homily delivered in December, while the local bishop offered his own condemnation of the priest's remarks. Read More

Iowa Diocese’s New Gender Policy Refers to Transgender Healthcare as “Mutilation”

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An Iowa diocese is being criticized after its new gender policy was leaked last week, which refers to gender-affirming healthcare as "mutilation" and bans such treatments on church property. Read More

LGBTQ+ Advocates Outnumber Anti-Transgender Protestors at Catholic School

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LGBTQ+ advocates showed up in strong numbers to counter-demonstrate an anti-transgender protest organized near a Catholic high school in Ontario. Read More

Three Years Later, Theologians Reflect on Vatican’s Trans-Negative Schools Document

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America recently published a conversation between two theologians who were looking back, three years later, at the Vatican's then-Congregation for Catholic Education’s (CCE) 2019 instruction ​​“‘Male and Female He Created Them’: Towards a Path of Dialogue on the Question of Gender Theory in Education.” Read More

Indonesian Catholics Protest Provincial Ban on LGBTQ+ Education; And More News

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Today's post features news about Catholics advocating for LGBTQ+ rights in Indonesia, a Milwaukee parish's Mass for inclusion, and more. Read More

Like Advent, Transgender Catholic Writes of “Uncertainty and Waiting” In Gender Journey

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A transgender Catholic has written an Advent reflection on the experience of waiting and surprise when it comes to their journey of sexuality and gender.  Read More