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Episcopalian Bishops Object to LGBTQ-Negative Catholic Group’s Use of Seminary

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Episcopal bishops in New York have expressed their opposition to a proposed long-term lease of seminary space to a Catholic group over concerns the group has anti-LGBTQ+ associations, as well as issues around transparency in funding. Read More

Sacred Heart U. Celebrates Coming Out Day; More Campus News

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Today’s post features several Catholic colleges that are seeking to provide greater support to students in the LGBTQ+ community. Read More

New Article Highlights Tensions in LGBTQ+ Pastoral Ministry at Catholic Colleges

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A recent piece in the National Catholic Reporter suggests that both Catholic and Protestant colleges are often serving as this liminal space where queer students experience acceptance, as well as the contradiction of anti-LGBTQ+ theological underpinnings. Read More

U.S. Bishops Object to New Title IX Revisions Aimed at Protecting LGBTQ Students

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The chairmen of three U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops committees have expressed concern about proposed revisions to Title IX regulations, specifically as they might pertain to Catholic teaching on sexual orientation, gender identity, and abortion. Read More

Georgetown U. Students Oppose Conference Named After LGBTQ-Negative Bishop

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More than 600 members of the Georgetown University community, including over 30 student organizations, signed a petition asking the University to take action regarding its annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life, in part because of the event namesake’s anti-LGBTQ record. Read More

German Archdiocese Censors Catholic Students After Criticism of Church Teachings on Sexuality

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A German archdiocese has censored a Catholic student group after the group issued a document critical of church teachings about sexual morality, among other reform-related items. Read More

Priest Resigns After Professor Sanctioned for Criticism of Polish Bishops’ Anti-LGBTQ Record

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A professor at a Catholic university in Poland has resigned in protest after that university sanctioned another professor for comments critical of the nation's bishops and their LGBTQ-negative record. Read More

What I Wish I Could Tell My Students

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One student posed a question along these lines: “Where are all the queer campus ministers? Why aren’t they standing up to administration when queer students are targeted or excluded?” Read More

Students at St. Joseph’s U. React to Alleged Forced Resignation of LGBTQ Employee

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Students at Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, are beginning to question the university’s support of the LGBTQ community after a campus minister sued the university for sexual orientation-based harassment and discrimination. Read More

Fr. James Martin Addresses Conference of Leaders in Catholic Higher Education

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Fr. James Martin, SJ, one of the leading popular voices for LGBT Catholic equality, presented a workshop at the annual conference of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) where he offered suggestion for making campuses welcoming for LGBT students and staff. Read More