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Diocese of Green Bay’s New Policy Compares Being Transgender to Sexual Abuse

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Another U.S. diocese has issued new restrictive policies regarding LGBTQ students and staff in Catholic schools, which, at one point, compare being openly transgender with sexual abuse. Read More

Transgender Woman Calls Meeting with Pope Francis an “Important Message” for Pride

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Pope Francis has met with a group of transgender women this month, one of whom remarked on how the encounter was an "important message" during Pride. Read More

Two LGBTQ+ Catholics Face Each Other in Election for San Francisco Political Office

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Two queer Catholics are vying for the same district seat to serve on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The historic political body, which was home to Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to serve in a political office in the United States, will soon be the workplace of an LGBTQ Catholic, according to the Bay Area Reporter. Read More

Non-Binary Drag Artist Issues New Song Focused on Queer Catholics

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Non-binary drag artist Virgin X has released a new single, “Splinters,” in which they discuss their fraught relationship with Catholicism. Read More

Georgetown Students Protest Anti-Transgender Catholic Group’s Campus Presence

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When a group of anti-transgender protestors arrived at the front gates of Georgetown University this past semester, students quickly organized an impromptu counter-protest to support trans students Read More

Nonbinary Delegate to Germany’s Synodal Way Shares Hopes, Concerns About Process

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It‘s a special kind of joy to be connected to other queer people in church in this way. For me, the visibility of other trans and nonbinary people especially gives me hope and renews my conviction that I‘m fighting for the right reasons. Read More

New Memoir Connects Non-Binary Poet’s Experiences to the Message of Easter

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A new memoir by a trans/non-binary poet who grew up in a deeply conservative Catholic community tells a story of rebirth that connects LGBTQ reality to the message of Easter. Read More

Letting the Kin-dom of God Shine Brightly with the Light of Transgender Visibility

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“Bless me Father, for I have sinned,” I nervously spoke to the priest sitting next to me. He nodded and waited for me to continue, but suddenly my tongue felt foreign in my mouth Read More

U.S. Bishops Conference Seeks Limits on Protections for Transgender Patients

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U.S. bishops joined religious and political groups in seeking to stop proposed non-discrimination guidelines designed to protect transgender patients from discrimination. 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