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Gay Catholic Writes Moving Letter to Catholic School Student Forced to Remove Pride Shirt

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In an open letter published on November 26 in The Baltimore Brew, a lifelong gay Catholic responded to a recent incident in which a seventh grade student at local parish school.was told by a parish priest to remove her Pride shirt. Read More

New Photo Collage Honors Sister Jeannine Gramick’s 50 Years of LGBTQ Ministry

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In 1971, Sister Jeannine Gramick, New Ways Ministry's co-founder, began ministry with LGBTQ people. She was prompted by a young gay man's question: "What is your church doing for people like me?" Read More

Catholic Leaders Seek Right to Discriminate in Federally-Funded Childcare Programs

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Catholic leaders, including the U.S. bishops, have joined an interfaith letter that seeks provisions in Build Back Better Act's childcare and pre-kindergarten programs allowing discrimination, including against LGBTQ people.   Read More

Yes, Transphobia is a Sin: A Response to Clifford Longley

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Clifford Longley argues for the inherent dignity of trans people, yet he does not unequivocally condemn transphobia as a sin. As LGBTQ people and allies, what do we do with Longley’s position? Read More

On World AIDS Day, The Story of a Gay Catholic Couple’s Ministry to the Disease’s Victims

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As we commemorate World AIDS Day today, we remember those who have lost their lives and honor all who courageously and lovingly open their arms to the suffering. Since the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s, a gay couple in upstate New York have opened their home to people with the disease. Read More

LGBTQ Advocates Protest Ice Rink Sponsorship By Catholic-Linked Healthcare System

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LGBTQ advocates in California have called for an end to local sponsorships by a healthcare system that includes Catholic hospitals that discriminating against transgender patients. Read More

In North Dakota and Nebraska, Catholic Officials Work Against LGBTQ-Inclusive School Policies

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Catholic officials in North Dakota and Nebraska have sought to stop LGBTQ-inclusive policies from being enacted at state-sponsored colleges and universities. Read More

Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Seek Bishops Opposing Ghana Criminalization Effort

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An international coalition of Catholic LGBTQ organizations has issued a statement calling on the Catholic hierarchy to “stand with the weak and the persecuted in Ghana,” in response to recent efforts in Ghana to further criminalize homosexuality. Read More

At Mass, Parishioners Oppose Catholic Officials Who Forced Student to Remove Pride Shirt

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Community members have rallied around a Catholic school student who was forced to remove a Pride shirt, an action the local archdiocese is now defending. Read More

U.S. Supreme Court Declines Transgender Patient’s Case Against Catholic Hospital

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A transgender man's lawsuit against a Catholic hospital will be allowed to proceed after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case. Read More