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Catholic Teacher in Scotland Raises Concern about Anti-Gay Material in Textbook

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A Catholic high school teacher in Scotland who is also a city councilor has criticized a a religion textbook used in the Archdiocese of Glasgow schools as anti-gay. Read More

Scotland’s Bishops Again Working to Stop Proposed Law Helping Transgender Youth

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Scottish Catholic leaders have so far unsuccessfully opposed a new bill aimed at helping transgender youth who choose to transition. Read More

As Global Synod Progresses, LGBTQ+ Inclusion a Prominent Issue in National Reports

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Today's post highlights LGBTQ-related findings from the national syntheses submitted to the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality.  Read More

Scottish Official Responds to Email Claiming His Homosexuality Caused Church Fire

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A gay government official in Scotland has responded strongly and civilly on Twitter to to a homophobic email which blamed a recent church fire on his sexuality. Read More

Scottish Bishops Restate Their Opposition to Hate Crime Bill with LGBTQ Protections

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Catholic leaders in Scotland have joined with Protestants to oppose parts of a proposed hate crime bill that they fear would limit their abilities to legally make negative statements about LGBTQ people. Read More

Catholic Teachings Inhibit LGBTQ-Inclusive Sex Education Policies

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In some regions of the world, Catholic teachings on sexuality and gender have been inhibiting more comprehensive, LGBTQ-inclusive sex education programs from being implemented in public fora. This post includes two examples. Read More

Scotland’s Bishops: New Hate Crime Legislation Could Outlaw Bible and Catholic Teaching

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In an appeal to Scotland's government, the nation's bishops have claimed that proposed hate crime legislation could effectively outlaw the Bible and Catholic teachings if some consider them offensive. Read More

Gabon Archdiocese Opposes Homosexuality Decriminalization; And More Catholic LGBTQ News

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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

Scottish Bishops Signal Opposition to New Bill Aimed at Easing Gender Transitions

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The Catholic Church in Scotland has urged Scottish Catholics to oppose a new national parliament bill designed to help transgender people transition genders more easily. Read More

Education Official Defends Catholic Participation in Scotland’s New LGBT Curriculum

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A key church official in Scotland has affirmed Catholics' participation in developing the country's new LGBT curriculum, reportedly the first such standards to be implemented in the world and which set a model for Catholic education worldwide. Read More