Outreach 2020, to be held at Fordham University, has been postponed until next year, but in the meantime organizers have produced a message of welcome for L.G.B.T. Catholics.
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Posted inFaith, Short Take
We can (and should) do better by our Catholic L.G.B.T. school teachers
I am a gay teacher in a Catholic high school. And I see hope in the Archdiocese of Seattle.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Are L.G.B.T. employees at Catholic institutions protected by the new SCOTUS ruling?
The short answer is: it is unlikely.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Editorial: L.G.B.T. discrimination protections are not a catastrophe for Catholicism.
As with the Obergefell decision, this ruling also affords the church an opportunity to reimagine its public witness.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Supreme Court says federal law protects L.G.B.T. workers from discrimination
The decision was for two consolidated cases about fired gay employees and a separate case concerning a fired transgender worker who had sued for employment discrimination after being fired.
Posted inFaith, Features
What the church is doing to welcome Latino L.G.B.T. Catholics
New ministries are trying to help Latino L.G.B.T. Catholics and their families understand each other by working at the intersection of faith, culture and sexuality, reports J.D. Long-García. The first step is talking openly and honestly.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis helps a small trans community financially struggling due to coronavirus
Francis showed his support through the papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the administrator of the pope’s charitable work, who wired money to the transgender community late last week.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Justices to hear Philadelphia dispute over same-sex foster parents
With the addition of two appointees of President Donald Trump, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, the court seems poised to extend protections for religious objections to anti-discrimination laws.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The complicated Catholicism of Joseph Caldwell
The challenges notwithstanding, Joseph Caldwell presents his life as a Catholic as a gift.
Posted inFaith, Features
How can Catholic colleges welcome the L.G.B.T. person?
Father James Martin on how to best care for people who have probably doubted they are loved by God.