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Bishops’ Conference in the Philippines Denounces Gay Former Seminarian’s Wedding

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In an unprecedented move, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has issued a public denouncement of a former seminarian for having a wedding service with his partner. Read More

LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Philippines Determined to Be Both Out and Part of the Church

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In the Philippines, openly LGBTQ+ Catholics are challenging the notion that one cannot be both queer and faithfully Catholic. In this island nation where 85% of the population is Catholic, the issue is gaining increasing visibility, including in a recent Time profile. Read More

75% of Dutch Catholics Support Marriage Equality in the Church; And Other News

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Today's post includes news about a new survey of Dutch Catholics and their views on marriage equality, as well as other news items. Read More

Transgender Legislator Hopes Pope’s Civil Unions Support Can Advance LGBTQ Bills

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A transgender Catholic legislator in the Philippine has been using Pope Francis’s recent endorsement of same-gender civil unions to encourage LGBTQ equality in that country, including the legalization of civil unions.  Read More

Filipinx Gay Catholic Writes About Finding Way Back to God and to the Church

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A Filipinx Catholic gay man has memoralized his powerful journey of self-discovery and how he found his way back to God and to the church. Now he is drawing on his experiences to help other LGBTQ Catholics in the Philippines and beyond. Read More

Results Mixed in Changing Church Records for Transgender and Intersex Catholics

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Transgender and intersex Catholics have faced mixed results when requesting that church records be emended to reflect their actual names and gender identities. In Argentina, a transgender activist is suing a bishop who refused to change the activist's church records, a case that could now be taken up by the nation's Supreme Court. But in the Philippines, an intersex Catholic had their church records changed successfully. Read More

NEWS NOTES: Theologian Compares LGBTQ People’s Relation with Church to Katy Perry Song; And More

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Today's post features news items on the latest Catholic LGBTQ news and analysis, including the Virginia bishops' opposition to a conversion therapy ban. Read More

Catholic Sister in Philippines Strongly Endorses LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Bill

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Filipinx Catholics have testified in support of that nation's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression (SOGIE) Equality bill now under consideration with one woman religious saying the discrimination LGBTQ people cannot be ignored. Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: College President Backs Transgender Student in Philippines; Campus Drag Fundraiser Cancelled; And More

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With graduations now underway, today's post features a round-up of LGBTQ-related happenings in Catholic higher education this past semester. Read More

Filipino Catholic Student Leaders Support Passage of SOGIE

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Student leaders at seven Catholic universities in the Phillippines have come out in support of the country’s pending anti-discrimination bill that would protect LGBT community members. Read More