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Complaint Filed Against Catholic Housing Agency for Discriminating Against Lesbian Couple

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A lesbian couple has filed discrimination complaint against a Catholic housing agency in Ohio which has previously had trouble due to alleged anti-LGBTQ actions. Read More

Catholic School Terminates Second Church Worker Over Same-Gender Relationship

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A second employee at a Catholic high school has been terminated for being in a same-gender relationship after nearly 40 years of service. Read More

Being Closeted at Work “Eroded My Dignity Over the Years,” Says Fired LGBTQ Church Worker

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A fired LGBTQ church worker has broken her silence and is sharing her story of discrimination in Catholic education, all in an appeal for readers to join the struggle for equality. Read More

Stories of Fired LGBT Church Workers “Breaking People’s Hearts,” Writes Frank Bruni

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Frank Bruni wrote about how the Catholic Church is breaking people's hearts, including in its treatment of LGBT church workers like Shelly Fitzgerald, who recently filed a second discrimination complaint against her Catholic employer.  Read More

Between Ruddock and a Hard Place: Australia’s Cautionary Lessons on Religious Freedom

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As the Masterpiece Cakeshop’s legal saga continues to unfold, LGBTQ people of faith are again caught between two legal aims: LGBTQ equality and religious freedom.  How can we use the law to curtail unjust religious discrimination against LGBTQ folk without inadvertently setting precedents that limit religious liberty? Read More

Second Discrimination Complaint Filed Against Indianapolis Catholic High School

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A Catholic high school in Indianapolis is facing its second anti-LGBT discrimination complaint after a fired church worker's filing with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this month. 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

Let’s Make Catholic Hospitals the Leaders in the Journey of Transgender Resurrections

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A Catholic healthcare system has settled a lawsuit which claimed it had discriminate against the transgender child of an employee who had sought gender-confirming surgery. But the real story is about the opportunity Catholic healthcare systems have to make moments of resurrection happen. Read More

Government Fines Catholic School for Anti-LGBT Discrimination Against Students

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A Catholic high school in Argentina has been fined by the government for discriminating against five students who showed their support for LGBT equality. Read More

With Lawsuits Pending, Second Employee Claims Discrimination By Catholic High School

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A second LGBT employee has claimed discrimination by Roncalli Catholic High School, which now faces two potential lawsuits after pending federal complaints were announced last week. Read More