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“Rules Are Written for the Majority”: Dress Codes in Catholic Schools and LGBTQ+ Students

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Curious about dress codes at other Catholic high schools, I scoured online handbooks and had conversations with other administrators. Beyond reading their dress codes, I wanted to understand the rationale behind them. Read More

Member of Boston Archdiocese’s Gender Commission Resigns Over Transparency Concerns

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A member of the Archdiocese of Boston's gender identity committee has resigned, citing transparency concerns and the absence of transgender people in the process as her reasons. Read More

“Repeating a Silly Idea Doesn’t Make It True”: Where Some Bishops Err on Trans Identities

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Repeating a silly idea doesn’t make it true. Church leaders' accusation of trans people holding a body/soul dualism is exactly backwards; any dualism here is in the magisterial minds, not those of the people they attack. Read More

University of Portland Downplays Archdiocese’s Transgender-Negative Policy; More News

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The University of Portland has affirmed its support for transgender students after the local archdiocese issued an LGBTQ-negative policy regarding Catholic education. Today’s post includes this story, as well as other updates from Catholic colleges.  Read More

Archbishop Compares Transgender Identities with Substance Abuse, Encourages Compassionate Ministry

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A U.S. archbishop has published a letter of "pastoral guidance" on transgender issues, in which he claims gender diverse identities are the result of Original Sin and comparable to substance abuse. Read More

Affirming God Is Beyond Gender Opens Pathways to LGBTQ+ Inclusion, Writes Theologian

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“Does God have a gender?” Sr. Barbara E. Reid, OP, asks this question in a recent U.S. Catholic column—and her answer has tremendous relevance to LGBTQ+ issues. Read More

French Catholic Education Association Seeks Balance in Gender Identity Guidance

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In a new set of guidelines, the French Association for Catholic Education recommends acknowledging students and staff who express “alternative gender feelings,” while at the same time suggesting educators keep their distance from what they refer to as “gender ideology.”  Read More

Germany’s Synodal Way Is a “Source of Hope” for Transgender Catholics, Writes Delegate

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"The final Assembly of the Synodal Way in Germany was an emotional rollercoaster for queer people in attendance, like me, and others watching from home. In the end, it became a source of hope." Read More

Transgender Healthcare and the Catholic Moral Vision

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Even as the USCCB has chosen to follow a narrow tradition that inconsistently places the good of persons behind the functionality of their body parts, the moral tradition itself continues to offer many more expansive interpretive possibilities. Read More

Catholic Bookstore Sues Florida City Over Right to Misgender Customers

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A Catholic bookstore has sued a Florida city over its new non-discrimination law, which requires businesses to use the preferred pronouns of customers. Read More