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Students, Alumni Speak Out Against LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Tasmania’s Catholic Schools

"No child should have to trade their dignity for an education. No child should be isolated to make adults more comfortable. And no child should grow up learning that who they are is a problem.” Read More

Catholicism Could Be “Made Illegal” Due to LGBTQ+ Rights, Says Archbishop

Catholics in Australia have voiced their objections to an archbishop's new pastoral letter denouncing proposed changes to the nation’s anti-discrimination and religious freedom laws. The archbishop claimed that, if the changes pass, “it is not impossible in the coming years that the very expression of Catholic belief on certain matters could be essentially made illegal.” Read More

Archbishop Objects to Proposed Conversion Therapy Ban in Tasmania

A Tasmanian archbishop has pushed back against a report that calls for a ban on conversion therapy in the Australian island state, which is causing a disagreement between the archdiocese and human rights experts. Read More

Priest Banned from Speaking at Catholic Conference Over His Support for Marriage Equality

An archbishop has banned an LGBT-supportive priest from speaking at a Catholic conference, a silencing that has led to cries of hypocrisy over the archbishop's own claims about free speech. Read More

Australian Bishops Face Discrimination Complaint Over Anti-Marriage Book

Australia’s bishops are facing a discrimination complaint about an anti-marriage equality publication they published earlier this year,... Read More