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After 15 Year Struggle, Fired Lesbian Church Worker Wins Legal Battle

A lesbian church worker fired because of her sexual orientation has won her legal battle after a 15 years ago struggle. Read More

Swiss Priests Boycott Anti-Abuse Ethics Code Over Its LGBTQ-Positive Provisions

Swiss priests are refusing to sign a diocesan code of conduct largely because it includes provisions intended to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. Read More

Catholic School Officials Consider Firing Teachers Striking Over LGBTQ Author’s Talk

Officials at a Catholic school in England have considered firing teachers now striking over the school's decision to ban a gay author. Elsewhere, the government has begun investigating the school over governance issues. Read More

Still, The Arc in the Church Continues to Bend

“What are you, a masochist?” We in the Catholic LGBTQ community sometimes hear this question from well-meaning, non-Catholic friends, who wonder how we can remain in a Church that seems, in many ways, not to want us. Read More

In Pittsburgh, LGBTQ Catholics Divided Over New Parish Outreach Ministries

Some Pittsburgh parishes have created ministries for LGBTQ Catholics, but the queer people they are meant to welcome have a range of expectations for how inclusive the church can truly be. Read More

Some German Catholics Insist Reform Discussions Include Gender Identity and Polyamory

As Bondings 2.0 readers know well by now, German Catholics continue to lead on LGBTQ equality in the church. Today's post features several updates from the country. Read More

Minnesota Catholic School Institutes New Ban on Same-Gender Prom Dates

A Minnesota Catholic high school has barred students from bringing guests of the same sex/gender to the prom. Read More

German Bishop Defends Synodal Way

A top bishop in Germany is defending that country's Synodal Way after dozens of bishops published an open letter critical of the process, which has been quite LGBTQ-positive in draft documents. Read More

Tiny Catholic Nation Gets World’s First Openly Gay Head of State; And More News

Today's post features items about new leadership in the country of San Marino, a Jewish rabbi helping Catholic college students, and more.  Read More

New Ways Ministry Conference Explores Sacred Stories of Lesbian and Queer Religious

To kick off Lesbian Visibility Week, today's post covers a conference on lesbian and queer women religious covered by the Global Sisters Report. Read More