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Young Adults See Complexities of Sexuality That Their Catholic Schools Cannot

Young Catholics understand sexuality is complex and are among the most LGBT affirming groups in our church. Unfortunately, the Catholic schools which they attend are necessarily up to speed. Read More

First Catholic LGBTQ Youth Summit Succeeds Despite Church Ouster

Despite being kicked off Catholic property at the last minute, the first LGBTQ+ Catholic Youth Summit successfully took place in Minnesota last Saturday. Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Love Without Concrete Expressions Isn't Christian Love

Students at Boston College and the University of Notre Dame are challenging their universities to enact more concrete means of LGBTQ support, showing the limits of schools which offer a welcome without providing real pasoral care.  Read More

Students' Resistance to Archbishop Cordileone Exemplifies Best of Catholic Education

Bay Area Catholics and their allies are demanding justice after the Archdiocese of San Francisco's announcement of new morality clauses in teaching contracts last month that prohibit, among other items, public support of LGBT people. The following are several developments with Bondings 2.0's original coverage of the new clause available here. Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Chipotle Celebration Follows Catholic Teammate's Coming Out

The spring semester has brought many positive developments for LGBT inclusion at Catholic colleges and universities in the United States. Below, Bondings 2.0 features some of the highlights with links provided to read more. Read More

Catholic Schools Inspire Resistance to Injustices Against Church Workers

This week is National Catholic Schools Week, a celebration of the church's educational efforts in the US. There is much to be celebrated, but it is also an opportune moment to discuss the firing of LGBT and ally church workers. Last year, Bondings 2.0 reflected on fair employment practices in Catholic schools during this week. Since then more than twenty church workers have lost their jobs in LGBT-related disputes. Read More

Taiwanese Catholic University Worried LGBT Event "Will Turn Everyone Gay"

A Catholic university in Taiwan has removed posters for a planned speaker amid fears that students would become gay by attending, a decision made as that nation debates expanded LGBT equality.  Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: The Naughty and the Nice on LGBT Issues

As college students return home for winter break at the end of another semester, Bondings 2.0 offers several updates and items of interest related to LGBT inclusion in Catholic higher education. Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: There is Much to Be Grateful For in Catholic Higher Ed This November

It is becoming a mantra for me: Catholic higher education in the US is a... Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Benedictine College Would Do Well to Queer Its 'External Decor' Policy

Jallen Messersmith is the first openly gay college basketball player. Many commenters, including Bondings 2.0, applauded... Read More