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

April 28, 2022/9 Comments/in Schools & Youth /by Elise Dubravec

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

Gabon Archdiocese Opposes Homosexuality Decriminalization; And More Catholic LGBTQ News

July 18, 2020/2 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today's post features news items on a Gabon archbishop's unsuccessful attempt to stop the decriminalization of homosexuality in that country, a Ugandan bishop's opposition to LGBTQ adoptions, the Scottish church's efforts against transgender laws, and more. Read More

Minnesota Bishops’ Anti-Transgender School Policy Lacks Science, Theological Imagination

March 4, 2020/3 Comments/in Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Kevin Molloy

Bishops in Minnesota have adopted anti-transgender policies for Catholic schools in their dioceses that will continue to marginalize and harm the well-being of transgender students. Read More

First Catholic LGBTQ Youth Summit Succeeds Despite Church Ouster

May 20, 2015/1 Comment/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

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

Bishops Oppose Trans-Inclusive Athletic Policy While H.S. Student Supports It

December 19, 2014/6 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

High school athletics in Minnesota became more transgender-inclusive last week despite opposition from the Minnesota Catholic Conference and other anti-LGBT groups. Read More