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Reconciling the Church’s “Colonizing Mentality” Towards LGBTQ+ People

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As a gay Catholic, I see Pope Francis' approach to addressing the residential schools as a model for how the church might one day reconcile with LGBTQ+ Catholics who have been harmed and excluded. Read More

Archdiocese Apologies to LGBTQ+ Society Three Years After Discrimination Occurred

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Three years after an LGBTQ+ society was prohibited from renting a Catholic parish’s community center for an event, the organization has received an apology for the exclusion by the local archdiocese. Read More

More Canadian Catholic School Districts Allow Pride Flags to Fly This June

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The decision of whether or not to fly Pride flags during the month of June has roiled many Catholic school districts in Canada for several years. This month has been no different as one school board denied requests from one school to show LGBTQ+ support, but progress is being made. Read More

Ontario Students Seek End to Anti-2SLGBTQ+ Discrimination in Catholic Schools

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Students in Ontario are uniting in action to demand and end to LGBTQ discrimination in Catholic schools by releasing a statement calling for structural reforms in their educational institutions. Read More

Catholic School Board Reverses Decision, Votes to Fly Rainbow Flags During Pride

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Catholic schools in one Ontario school district will finally raise rainbow flags this Pride month after a long and contentious debate among the members of the Catholic school district’s board.   Read More

After Pride Flag Rejected, Town Paints Rainbow Crosswalk Across from Catholic Offices

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A Catholic school district which voted against flying Pride flags this past June will now be exposed to a splash of rainbow by the local community. Read More

An Increasing Number of Canadian Catholic School Districts Opt to Fly Pride Flags

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Readers of Bondings 2.0 will recount how, year after year, there are disputes in Canada's publicly-funded Catholic school districts about whether and how to recognize Pride Month each June. Many of these disputes center around flying rainbow flags. Thankfully, this year more districts have taken the positive step of choosing to do so, though not all. Read More

World’s Largest Publicly-Funded Catholic School System Set to Fly Pride Flags This June

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In an affirming and significant decision, the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) will celebrate Pride Month by flying rainbow flags this June. Read More

Non-Binary Student Leads Movement to Fly Rainbow Flags at Catholic Schools This June

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Whether and how to mark Pride Month in Canada’s Catholic schools has been a point of contention in past years, and 2021 has been no different. Today and tomorrow, Bondings 2.0 will look at how two different Catholic school systems responded to requests to fly Pride flags. Read More

Transgender Student Challenges Catholic School Board Over Chosen Name Policies

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A transgender Catholic student in Canada is petitioning to be able to graduate with his chosen name on his diploma, and the student also hopes to make changes in educational policy so that others will have the same opportunity. Read More