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U.S. Bishops Anti-Trans Hospital Rules Will Have Outsized Effect in Oregon

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The healthcare system in Oregon, a state where the percentage of Catholic hospitals is higher than that of actual Catholics, is assessing how to handle the new “Ethical and Religious Directives” published in November. Read More

On Transgender Day of Remembrance: Why Our Church Needs to Do More

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As we honor the lives we remember today, I believe we are all called to examine whether our Church's witness, in practice, clears pathways for Christ's love to spread or puts up obstacles. Read More

New Ways Ministry Criticizes U.S. Bishops on Anti-Trans Health Policies

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New Ways Ministry's response to the U.S. bishops' conference's adoption of a new set of guidelines for Catholic hospitals forbidding the institutions to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender people: Read More

Parish LGBTQ+ Ministry Speaks Out Against Trump’s Anti-Trans Orders, As Well as USCCB’s Support of These Actions

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"We must hold our leaders accountable for the harm their actions cause — both political and religious leaders." Read More

Should the U.S. Bishops Be Focused on ‘Gender Ideology’?

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A new report from the USCCB thinks the answer to this question is 'yes.' Read More

U.S. Bishops Conference Agrees with Trump on Gender Definition

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Where is the USCCB’s boldness on all these human rights issues?  Read More

U.S. Bishops “Gravely Disappointed” with Equality Act, Support Trump’s Anti-Transgender Guideline

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The U.S. bishops have continued to cheerlead the Trump administration's war on LGBTQ people, this time decrying the Equality Act's recent passage in Congress and endorsing a new federal anti-transgender guideline. Catholics are again left wondering just how far Church leaders will go in their crusade allegedly to defend religious liberty in which they show little concern for LGBTQ lives. Read More

Pro-LGBT Equality Act Would Be “To the Detriment of Society as a Whole,” Say U.S. Bishops

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Leading U.S. bishops have announced their opposition to the Equality Act recently introduced in Congress, saying passage would be "to the detriment of society as a whole." Read More

Will the U.S. Bishops Help Donald Trump “Erase” Transgender People?

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With President Donald Trump seeking to erase transgender people as a category, will the U.S. bishops be complicit in this egregious human rights violation or will they at last defend the trans community when it faces attacks? Read More

Will Transgender People Become Collateral Damage in the Fight for LGBT Equality?

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Transgender rights are the latest major issue when it comes to LGBT equality in the U.S., and sadly this could mean trans people become collateral damage, says one advocate. Read More