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Denver Catholics Condemn Damage Done by Archdiocese’s LGBTQ-Negative Policies

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Catholics are speaking out about the damage that LGBTQ-negative policies and practices by the Archdiocese of Denver are doing. The criticism comes after an archdiocesan gender policy became public this week, which bans transgender students from Catholic schools and place other limitations on LGBTQ+ people. Read More

Is Light for LGBTQ+ Catholics Coming from the Day of Wrath or the Sun of Justice?

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As a gay man in the Church, I am constantly torn between the “glass half-empty” and “glass half-full” views – or more in keeping with the imagery at hand, the question of “Is that light the coming Day of Wrath, blazing like an oven – or is it the Sun of Justice, with its healing rays?” Read More

Prominent LGBTQ+ Historian John D’Emilio Publishes Memoir on Catholic Upbringing

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A prominent queer historian has recently published a new memoir entitled Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood: Coming of Age in the Sixties, combining his journey of coming out and LGBTQ+ activism with his Catholic upbringing.  Read More

Candidates for USCCB Presidency Include Mostly LGBTQ-Negative U.S. Bishops

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops begins its fall meeting today, at which a new conference president and vice-president will be elected. The candidates include some of the most conservative bishops in the U.S. Today's post includes brief description of the candidates' records on LGBTQ+ issues where possible. Read More

Denver Archdiocese’s Gender Policy Bans Transgender Students from Catholic Schools

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An archdiocesan gender policy that has been made public bans transgender students from attending Catholic schools, and also implies LGBTQ+ parents, employees, and even allies should be excluded or fired. Read More

Bishop Rebukes Priest Who Criticized “Lunatic Approach to Transgenderism” in Homily

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A bishop in Ireland has banned from ministry a priest who made anti-LGBTQ+ comments during a homily. Read More

Alumni: “Worst Treatment” for Being LGBTQ+ Was at St. Thomas More Catholic School

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LGBTQ+ alumni of a Catholic school in the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana have continued their efforts to stop a new diocesan new anti-transgender policy from being implemented at the school. Read More

Jesuit Universities Host Drag Show, Celebrate Queer History, and More

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With the academic year underway, today's post features three LGBTQ+ stories from Catholic Jesuit higher education. Read More

Finding God and Resurrection in Queer Marriages and Intimacies

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I have come to love the puzzling marriage and family texts from the Gospels, for, in responding, they present opportunities for Queer Catholics to contribute to conversations about the lived experience of marriage and family. Read More

Michigan Bishops Falsely Claim Ballot Proposal Opens Gender Transition Care to Youth; And More News

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Michigan's Catholic bishops are opposing a constitutional amendment to protect reproductive rights using the false claim that it would also enable gender transitions for youth of any age.  Read More