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In Reversal, Calgary Catholic Schools Ban “Safe Space” Stickers

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A Canadian Catholic school district has reportedly banned the use of "safe space" stickers in classrooms, contradicting the goals of the provincial teachers association. Read More

Catholic School Trustee Removed Over Facebook Post Linking LGBTQ+ Pride, Nazism

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A Canadian Catholic school board trustee was deemed ineligible to serve over an anti-LGBTQ+ social media post and further refusal to make amends for the post, leading to the trustee's resignation. Read More

New Book Documents LGBTQ Discrimination in Canadian Catholic Schools

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Despite Canada’s advances toward LGBTQ equality, a scholar’s new book on Catholic schools revealed how involved the Church is in discrimination. Read More

Gay Teacher Appeals to Catholic School Officials to End Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination

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A gay teacher at a Catholic school has appealed to administrators in their district to promote LGBT inclusion rather than continue allegedly discriminatory policies, which have provoked fierce criticism. Read More

Criticism Grows as Alberta’s Bishops Remain Silent on Anti-LGBT Employment Policies

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Criticism of Alberta's bishops is growing as they remain silent about anti-LGBT employment policies and other education issues which became public at the end of last year. Read More

Disputes Erupt in Alberta over Anti-LGBT “Morality Clauses” in Church Worker Contracts

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Controversies have erupted in Alberta, Canada over church workers can be forced to sign LGBT-negative contract clauses as a condition of employment, a situation which has prompted both LGBT advocates and government officials to speak out as well as a convening of the province's bishops. Read More

Catholic Schools Have Differing Responses to New Law Protecting LGBT Youth

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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

Mother’s Struggle for Trans Daughter in Catholic Education Leads to Victory for LGBTQ Youth

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Ending a years-long dispute, a Canadian Catholic school board has settled with the mother of a transgender student who sought accommodations for her daughter. In struggling, that family has now secured a victory for all LGBTQ students in the school district. Read More

Will Sexuality Education Sink Alberta’s Catholic Schools?

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Figures on both sides of Alberta's debate over whether Catholic schools can teach a different curriculum on LGBTQ issues have made claims that this issue could severely threaten church-affiliated education in the province. Read More

Alberta’s Catholic Officals Can Improve Sexual Education Teaching, But Will They?

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Controversy is again erupting in Alberta over Catholic schools' handling of LGBT and other gender/sexuality issues, highlighting anew church officials' choice about whether Catholic education in the province is going to prioritize students' well-being or anti-LGBT ideology. . . Read More