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Jesuit Priest Speaks Out for Canadian Transgender Equality Bill

January 31, 2017/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A Jesuit priest in Toronto, Canada, has emerged as an important voice in support of... Read More

Around the Globe, LGBT Progress in Catholic Education is Slow, But Happening

July 22, 2016/9 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Catholic education is a foremost way by which the church influences the world, educating millions of... Read More

LGBTQ Policies Fight in Alberta Unresolved After Deadline Passes

April 4, 2016/0 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As of March 31st ,the 61 schools districts in Canada’s Alberta province submitted draft LGBTQ... Read More

School Board Passes “Practically Meaningless” Transgender Policy Ahead of Deadline

March 21, 2016/0 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Ahead of a March 31st deadline, the Edmonton Catholic School Board (ECSB) passed a policy... Read More

Alberta Bishop Calls New LGBTQ Guidelines "Totalitarian" and "Anti-Catholic"

January 15, 2016/11 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

In Canada, new guidelines from the province of Alberta’s Education Ministry may push transgender policies under development in... Read More

Catholic School Board Calls For "Just" Discrimination of Transgender Students

December 11, 2015/12 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Trustees on the Edmonton Catholic School Board (ECSB) debated the finer points of discrimination in... Read More

Transgender Education Policies Face Catholic Opposition in Canada, U.S.

November 4, 2015/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Edmonton Catholic School Board initially passed a policy on LGBT students, the latest step in a heated debate which has led many to doubt the Board's abilities and Education Minister David Eggen to mandate professional facilitation. Read More

Transgender Policy in Jeopardy After Delayed Vote By Catholic School Board

September 19, 2015/9 Comments/in Gender Identity, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Catholic school leaders in Canada failed to approve a policy which would allow students to self-identify their gender, frustrating hopes of positive change after a controversy last year and earning stern criticism from the Education Minister. Read More

Lesbian Educator Comes Out At End of Twenty Year Career in Catholic Education

August 3, 2015/3 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

After nearly twenty years in Catholic education, Joan Grundy is coming out in her just released autobiography. In the book, A Deepening Life, she tells of being a lesbian employee in Canada's Catholic schools and shares the quiet ways she helped create change. Read More

Canadian Professor Gives Catholics a Lesson on Courage and Faith

January 31, 2015/3 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

In December 2014, Bondings 2.0 reported on a controversy in the Alberta province of Canada concerning... Read More

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