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LGBTQ Advocates Seek Defunding of Canada’s Taxpayer-Funded Catholic Schools

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Some of Canada's LGBTQ advocacy groups are calling for an end to the public funding of Canadian Catholic schools over the schools' treatment of LGBTQ students and staff. Read More

Catholic School District Reinstates LGBTQ Youth Resource After Advocates’ Pushback

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The Catholic school board in Toronto has reinstated a previously removed resource for LGBTQ students after sharp public criticism about the decision to discontinue it.  Read More

Canadian Catholic School Board Sanctions Official for Anti-LGBTQ Comments

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A Catholic school district in Canada has sanctioned an official who expressed homophobic comments opposing LGBTQ-supportive policies for students. In a related story, a candidate for another district's trustees has been criticized for his disparaging writings on LGBTQ identity and his endorsement of conversion therapy. Read More

Vancouver Bike Shops Refuse to Partner with Knights of Columbus Over Group’s Anti-LGBTQ Record

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Three bicycle companies in Canada have refused to accept donations of used bikes collected by the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic men’s organization, because of the Knights’ anti-LGBTQ stands.   Read More

Conservative Group Demands Catholic School Teacher Be Fired Over “Fabulous” Book

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A Catholic elementary school teacher in Toronto has been criticized by an anti-abortion group because he chose a book that affirms children who are different from others for his fifth and sixth grade students. Read More

Toronto Catholic Schools Set to Omit LGBTQ-Specific Protections from Policies Update

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Trustees for Canada's largest publicly-funded Catholic school district have backed away from adding LGBTQ-specific protections to their policies, just as those trustees face a discrimination claim made by an LGBTQ family. 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

Rainbow Flag “Nothing Short of Spitting and Laughing in God’s Face,” Says Priest

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Catholics are seeking apologies after a priest claimed the rainbow flag used to represent LGBT pride was invented by Satan and represents "lawlessness." Read More

Fired for Being Gay, Minister Shares Why He Isn’t Leaving the Church

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A fired church worker has said he will not proceed with legal action but instead remain inside the Church and promote inclusion for LGBT Catholics. Read More