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Students Protest Cleveland Bishop’s Transgender-Negative Policy

November 30, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Sarah Cassidy

Students and alumni from Catholic schools in Cleveland have continued protests against a new diocesan policy restricting the rights of LGBTQ+ students and staff. Read More

LGBTQ+ Youth “Deserve So Much Better” from Church, Writes Catholic Sister

November 13, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Sarah Cassidy

Sr. Christine Schenk, CSJ, is currently grieving the loss of freedom for many LGBTQ+ students in Ohio. Read More

Cleveland Catholic Schools Resist Transgender-Negative Diocesan Policy

October 10, 2023/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Phoebe Carstens

Multiple Cleveland-area Catholic schools have issued statements reflecting a pro-LGBTQ+ stance in response to the Diocese of Cleveland’s restrictive gender policy released in September. Read More

Cleveland Diocese’s New Gender Policy Is “Dangerous,” Say Catholic Protestors

September 21, 2023/5 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Ohio Catholics have strongly criticized a new restrictive diocesan gender policy which threatens to ban LGBTQ+ people and allies from participation in the church should they act in an "inappropriate or scandalous way." Read More

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