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Review: New Book AIDS & Catholicism Offers LGBTQ Catholics “Hope for a New Future”

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"Hidden Mercy" is a timely work, and its stories call us to action. Michael O’Loughlin’s work provides hope for a new future. Read More

Learning to Love Those Who Harm Us

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Jesus tells us that, whenever a person strikes us in one cheek, we should offer the other cheek. Wait, what? Read More

Michigan Catholic Charities Office Allowed to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Parents

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A Michigan Catholic Charities office recently won a settlement against the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) over the issue of whether the church institution can refuse to work with LGBTQ couples seeking to adopt. Read More

Church Worker Faces Second Firing from Catholic Institution Over LGBTQ Marriage

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A church worker has been fired from a Catholic institution for the second time over his same-gender marriage. Read More

Bishop’s LGBTQ-Negative Comments Spark Both Reconciliation and Criminal Investigation

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A Spanish bishop is being investigated for a hate speech after making LGBTQ-negative remarks earlier this year. Read More

Catholics in Milwaukee and Beyond Criticize Archdiocese for Anti-Transgender Policies

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The Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s recent anti-transgender guidelines are generating criticism within the diocese itself and beyond. Read More

Davenport Bishop Forms Gender Committee to Learn from Transgender Catholics

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Signs of positive progress on LGBTQ issues are taking place in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, as church leaders work towards a deeper understanding of transgender people’s experiences.  Read More

German Bishop Issues Written Commitment Not to Fire LGBTQ Church Workers

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A German bishop has issued a written commitment that church workers will not be fired because they are LGBTQ. Today's post includes this story and other updates from Germany. Read More

“His Name Is Michael”

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A turning point came during my junior year of college, when my name was finally legally changed. To celebrate, my friends threw me a surprise party and everyone wore nametags that said “his name is Michael.” Read More

LGBTQ Advocates Meet with Malta’s Bishops as Anti-Gay Priest Charged with Hate Crime

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The small island nation of Malta continues to be an outsized force for the Catholic LGBTQ movement. Two recent stories illustrate how Malta is advancing the conversation on LGBTQ people in the church. Read More