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Our Journey with the Bishop of Springfield Toward LGBTQ+ Welcoming

March 21, 2024/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Synod on Synodality, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

We are in one of the most gay-friendly areas in the Northeast, but how were we to get our Catholic churches to do some outreach? Read More

LGBTQ+ Advocates Gather at Worcester Diocese’s Chancery to Protest Gender Policy

September 12, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Higher Education, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

More than 100 people in Massachusetts gathered to oppose one diocese's new LGBTQ-negative schools policy, adding to sustained criticism of the policy, including from some church officials. Read More

Court Dismisses Parishes’ Lawsuit Against Michigan LGBTQ+ Law; Other Legal Developments

September 1, 2023/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

This week, Bondings 2.0 has featured a series on ways in which some Catholics and their allies are using the U.S. legal system to stop and even rollback LGBTQ+ rights. Today's post is the conclusion of this series featuring brief updates on other legal developments. Read More

Catholic High Schools Refuse to Implement Worcester Bishop’s LGBTQ-Negative Policy

August 18, 2023/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Two Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Worcester have rejected a new diocesan policy on LGBTQ+ issues, saying in a joint letter that the school's current policies are sufficient for "respecting the sacred dignity of the students entrusted to our care." Read More

Transgender Minister Asks Parishioners to Support Non-Discrimination Protections

November 2, 2018/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A transgender church worker has written to parishioners asking them to vote to preserve Massachusetts' gender identity non-discrimination law, which is on the ballot this coming Tuesday. Read More