LGBTQ Challenges and Leadership
- Profiles in Catholicism
- Mar 7, 2024
- 25 min read
Updated: Nov 7
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General Articles and Commentaries
German church risks conflict with Vatican over same-sex blessings by Jonathan Luxmoor National Catholic Reporter
Mayor Koch’s statement that the clergy sexual abuse crisis “was mostly homosexual issues,” was wrong on its face. Pedophiles, and not homosexuals or heterosexuals, abuse children. by Hope and Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Can doctrine be changed? Another look at Pope Leo's comment on LGBTQ+ Catholics by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter
Pope Leo embraces Francis' legacy on LGBTQ+ Catholics, Fr. James Martin says by Nicole Winfield National Catholic Reporter
The first openly gay men's tennis player wants to make the sport more welcoming to queer athletes by Max Gao NBC News
German bishops face division over same-sex blessings by Jonathan Luxmoore National Catholic Reporter
Multiverse analysis’ backs 2012 research on outcomes for kids of same-sex parents by Madalaine Elhabbal Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
World Athletics mandates gene tests for female category eligibility by Reuters/The Guardian
Why are you so damn gay?’: the public policing of Karl-Anthony Towns’ joy by Lee Escobedo The Guardian
‘It destroyed me’: two more men accuse Christian rock star Michael Tait of sexual assault by Josiah Hesse The Guardian
USOPC effectively bars transgender women from women’s sports by Les Carpenter The Washington Post
Anglican Church reaffirms rejection of LGBTQ practice by SyndiGate Media Inc./MSN
Chip and Joanna Gaines Under Fire for New Show With LGBT Family by Alyssa Murphy National Catholic Register
Children Are Again the Main Victims by Edward Pentin National Catholic Register
10 years after Obergefell, state legislators fight uphill battle against same-sex marriage by Tyler Arnold Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Gay blessings 'will remain' under Pope Leo, Vatican doctrine chief says by Joseph Tulloch National Catholic Reporter
Vicar known for LGBTQ+ ministry named Oregon bishop by Aleja Hertzler-McCain National Catholic Reporter
Poll: Most Americans Agree With Supreme Court On LGBT Issues, Porn, Parents’ Rights by Tessa Gervasini Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Trump administration releases $175 million in federal funding to Penn after transgender athletes agreement by Amanda Musa and Betsy Klein CNN
Obergefell 10 years later: The cultural impact of same-sex marriage and where it stands by Tyler Arnold Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
The Supreme Court, LGBTQ+ indoctrination, and switching the story by John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. The Catholic World Report
ACLU Illinois Responds to\ by Supreme Court Decision in U.S. v. Skrmeetti by UCLU of Illinois
The potential dangers in the SCOTUS’s trans-gender mutilation ruling by John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. The Catholic World Report
England chooses homosexual ‘pride’ over the Sacred Heart by Edward Pentin National Catholic Register/The Thing
What Happened When the FBI Asked for Dirt on Docs Treating Trans Kids: ‘F-ck Off, Nazi Dickheads’ by CT Jones and Asawin Suebsaeng Rolling Stone
Trans athlete wins 2 girls events at California track and field finals by Sophie Austin And Jae Hong The Canadian Press/The Canadian Press
‘Transphobia Is Not Victimless’: Online Queer Communities Remember Charlotte Fosgate by CT Jones Rolling Stone
Cardinal Eijk: Pontifical Academy for Life should examine ethics of ‘transgender’ therapy by Kristina Millare Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Tribunal rules against Christian teacher who raised concerns about trans policy by Christianity Today
Trans athlete wins 2 girls events at California track and field finals by Sophie Austin And Jae Hong The Canadian Press/The Canadian Press
A Gutted Education Department’s New Agenda: Roll Back Civil Rights Cases, Target Transgender Students by Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen ProPublica
Gender-affirming care for trans youth improves mental health: Study by Kiara Alfonseca and Nicole Wetsman ABC News
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to begin enforcing ban on transgender service members by Devan Cole CNN
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it enforce ban on transgender service members for now by Devan Cole CNN
The Authentically Catholic and Surprising Response to LGBTQ+ by Terri Thomas Catholli365
Survey: US religious groups support LGBTQ+ rights, divide on medical care for trans minors by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
14 LGBTQ-affirming ministers lose credentials, more face investigation, over belief by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Students express concern, frustration over Msgr. Reilly allegations by Sofia Kasbo The Setonian
Pentagon directs removal of trans service members from military by Scott Neuman NPR WBEZ Chicago
Second minister accuses T.D. Jakes of sexual misconduct in defamation suit filing by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
Bishops applaud federal end of transgender procedures for children by John Lavenburg Crux
Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants by The Associated Press/Religion News Service
“Gay sex party” priest from Poland dismissed from clergy by Vatican by Agata Pyka Notes from Poland
Speaker Johnson cites Genesis after House passes bill banning trans people from women's sports by Religion News Service
Biden to award Presidential Citizens Medal to abortion and gay marriage activists by Catholic News Agency
Report: Nearly 150 Catholic Hospitals Provided Transgender Surgeries or Drugs to Children by Matthew McDonald and Tyler Arnold National Catholic Register
Death threats assail Brazil’s trailblazing trans candidates as they campaign by Leonore Hughes and Hannah-Kathryn Valles The Associated Press
4 trans Catholic women call meeting pope a step toward healing and inclusion by Camillo Barone National Catholic Reporter
US ‘Welcome Corps’ helps resettle LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing crackdowns against gay people by Michael Cory and Terry Shea The Associated Press
Paulist Fathers Support “God Is On Your Side: A Statement from Catholic Bishops on Protecting LGBT Youth” by Paulist Fathers
Questions raised over Church approach to young gay Catholics by CathNews New Zealand
Ahead of synod, prominent priests publish g on ‘LGBTQ issues’
by AC Wimmer Catholic News Agency/ The Catholic World Report
Interfaith coalition continues fight against LGBTQ+ books in MD schools
by Charles J. Russo The Catholic World Report
Sex Cults in Seminaries: To Obey or Break Away?by Gene Thomas Gomulka Complicit Clergy
Orthodoxy is spacious’:At retreat, synod members hear about women’s hopes, LGBTQ issuesby National Catholic Reporter
Vatican draws line on women’s ordination and homosexuality in new letter to German bishops by AC Wimmer Catholic News Agency
With papal blessing, Outreach conference works to build community for LGBTQ Catholics
by Camillo Baron National Catholic Reporter
Gay club accused of being ‘poisoned with antisemitism’ changes tune by Michelle Rosenberg Jewish News
Why is a “Transgender” Identity Even Plausible? by Mary Rice Hasson The Catholic World Report
The Plot to Queer Evangelical Churches by Megan Basham First Things
Catholics in Africa want Nigeria withdrawn from ‘pro-LGBT, pro-abortion’ Samoa agreement by Silas Isenjia ACI/Africa/Catholic News Agency
New Grindr lawsuit revives ethical debate over priests and privacy by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion by Margery A. Beck The Associated Press
Scottish Catholic aid worker says latest Zambia food crisis ‘different from before’ by Charles Collin Crux
Cameroon priest says ‘homosexuality is a deviation’ after president’s daughter says she’s a lesbian by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Malawi ruling against same-sex relationships sparks debate by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
United Methodists elect a third openly gay, married bishop by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Prominent ‘queer affirming’ theologian facing trial by Church of the Nazarene by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Why Bronski Beat’s anthem of gay culture resonates 40 years on by Paul Flynn The Guardian
‘Booming industry’: Report exposes financial motives behind subjecting kids to ‘trans’ procedures by Catholic Vote
Sharon Kleinbaum led New York’s queer synagogue through crisis and triumph. Now she’s passing the baton by The Jewish Telegraphic Agency
New York Priest Celebrates ‘Pride Mass’ Outside of Gay Monument — on LGBT Flag by Joe Bukuras National Catholic Register
Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate by Ethan Meyers Religion News Service
'Denigration of my humanity': Gay priests reflect on pope's use of homophobic slur by Katie Collins Scott National Catholic Reporter
VIDEO: Supporting LGBTQ+ People in Latin America All Year by Beverly Goldberg HIAS
As Ivory Coast Methodists depart UMC over LGBTQ+ issues, Africa’s other Methodists take stock by Fredrick Nzwili Religion News Service
Did Pope Francis use that word again? And other Vatican confusion. by Christopher R. Altieri Crux
Leaving ‘Pride’ Behind: Answering the ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Confusion by Jennifer Roback Morse National Catholic Register
SBC abuse reform task force ends its work with no names on database and no long-term plan by Bob Smietana Religion News Service
Court overturns early release of Greek neo-Nazi leader by Aljazeera
Pope encourages gay man who wants to enter seminary by Cindy Wooden Our Sunday Visitor
Pope made homophobic & misogynist remarks?: Last week in the Church with John Allen Jr. by John Allen Jr. Crux
After gay gaffe, Pope Francis attempts to mend fences by Elise Ann Allen Crux
News of the transgender hermit in Kentucky calls for clarity by Our Sunday Visitor
How to have tough conversations during pride month by Jack Figge Our Sunday Visitor
Federal Judge Rules: Maryland Catholic Hospital Discriminated by Denying Transgender Surgery by Kevin J. Jones Catholic News Agency/ National Catholic Register
Will Methodists’ decision on ordaining ‘practicing homosexuals’ hurt dialogue with Catholics? by Kimberley Heatherington Our Sunday Visitor
California district to pay $360K to teacher fired for not following transgender policies by Joe Kottke NBC News
Pope Francis clarifies same-sex blessings, says conservatives have a ‘suicidal attitude’ in ‘60 Minutes’ interview by Gina Christian Our Sunday Visitor
Pope: Church open to all, but 'no' to blessings of same-sex unions by Salvatore Cernuzio Vatican News
United Methodist conference begins to drop contentious rules restricting LGBTQ clergy by Yonat Shimron Religious News Service
Catholic diocesan hermit approved by Kentucky bishop comes out as transgender by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service
First church blessing of same-sex couples takes place in Poland by Notes from Poland
Transgender Care Coverage Policies in North Carolina and West Virginia Are Discriminatory, Court Rule by Aliyya Swaby ProPublica
Pope responds with ‘open heart’ to LGBTQ document criticism by CathNews New Zealand
Transparently bad faith: Answering “LGBTQ” critics of Dignitas Infinita by Catholic News Service
After vote to repeal LGBTQ bans, many gay Methodists are now fully out by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Pope responds with 'open heart' to Vatican document criticism from parents of LGBTQ children by Christopher White The Catholic Reporter
Wally the Emotional Support Alligator Is Missing, His Owner Says the Pet Was Taken and Released by Kimberlee Speakman People
Prosecutor dismisses case against French priest who said homosexual relations are a sin by Walter Sánchez Silva Catholic News Agency
For LGBTQ+ Catholics, blessings are a double edged sword by Dane M. Jiménez U.S.Catholic
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy by Peter Smith The Associated Press
Mexican court shuts down attempts by transgender activists to block Congressman from running for reelection by Madalaine Elhabbal Catholic Vote
German Franciscans elect openly gay Superior General by CathNews New Zealand
The church's complicity in dehumanizing the LGBTQ community in Ghana by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter
Recent transphobic statements from bishops make truth claims without facts by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter
Why the church should fight anti-transgender legislation by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter
Mexico stops transgender activists in election blockade by Madalaine Elhabbal Catholic Vote
Gay actor’s speech back on at Pennsylvania school after cancellation over his ‘lifestyle’ by Kiberlee Krausi The Associated Press
Pope slams gender theory, surrogacy & sex change: Last Week in the Church with John Allen Jr. by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Catholic priest resigns from Michigan church after criticizing gay author by The Associated Press/Fox2Detroit
Court allows Idaho to temporarily ban some hormones, surgeries for transgender minors by Kate Scanlon Our Sunday Visitor/The Pilot
Study from Netherlands: Most children outgrow transgender inclinations Commentary by Kevin P. Considine U.S. Catholic
8 Ways to Resist Bad LGBT Policy at a Catholic College by E. Christian Brugger National Catholic Register
Jesuit University to Host Annual ‘Drag’ Show Friday by Catholic Vote
Tennessee GOP senators OK criminalizing helping minors get transgender care, mimicking abortion bill by Kimberlee Krusi The Associated Press
DC cardinal says LGBTQ Catholics are welcome, but Church has its rules by Elise Ann Allen Crux
NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition’ by Eric Olson The Associated Press
Baylor University's 'Harry Potter' professor goes viral after blasting JK Rowling for 'hatred of trans people' by Jon Brown The Christian Post
French government cracks down on priest who said homosexual relations are sinful by Walter Sánchez Silva Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Pope Francis: Benedict XVI defended me in face of accusations ‘that I promoted gay marriage’ by Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa/Catholic News Agency
White House endorsed transgender day on Easter by Gina Christian Our Sunday Visitor
Cartoon Network Channel Embraces ‘Transgender’ Movement While Ignoring Easter by Catholic Vote
Abuse in the seminary, the archbishop replies to Father Contini: Give all possible attention to the matter by L'Unione Sarda
He killed a man 26 years ago in Missouri. His husband secretly worked with investigators to get a confession by Faith Karimi CNN/Yahoo
Women’s team with five transgender players ‘broke opponent’s leg’ and had parents fearing for girls’ safety by Ben Rumsby The Telegraph/Yahoo
17 LGBTQ-affirming ministers face church investigations for signing belief statement by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Father James Martin: How same-sex couples have blessed me by Outreach
Facing Hate in Berlin by Daniel-Ryan Spaulding Tablet
Cardinal McElroy, homosexuality, and the repudiation of doctrine by Larry Chapp The Catholic World Report
Nearly 30% of Gen Z women identify as LGBTQ, Gallup survey finds by Brooke Sopelsa NBC News
Gay priest who stood up to US church at height of Aids crisis ‘so proud’ of Ireland’s progress by independent .ie
Ghana bishops oppose new anti-gay law passed by parliament by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Vatican’s Venice Biennale pavilion leads visitors in Catholic tradition of visiting prisoners by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency
The queer pastoral care of the German bishops by Phil Lawler Catholic Culture
Coptic Church cuts theological dialogue with Catholics; says blessing gays ‘unacceptable’ by Charles Collins Crux
Church authorities in Greece slap religious ban on local politicians who backed same-sex marriage ' by Religion News Service
Father James Martin: How same-sex couples have blessed me by Outreach
Bishop bars blessings for cohabiting and same-sex couples by Lauretta Brown Our Sunday Visitor
Jesuits in US bolster outreach initiative aimed at encouraging LGBTQ+ Catholics by David Crary The Associated Press
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage by Nicholas Paphitis Religion News Service
Key Pope ally says US blowback on Fiducia is fueled by anti-gay ‘animus’ by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Irreverent funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral for trans activist by Jonathan Liedland Matt McDonald, Catholic News Agency
Catholic women’s colleges admit men who identify as women by Matthew McDonald National Catholic Register
Queer’-Affirming Student Group Sponsors Glitter Ashes on Ash Wednesday by Matthew McDonald National Catholic Register
Left in the Shadows: The Suffering of LGBTQ+ Youth and a Catholic Response by Chris Williams, SJ The Jesuit Post
Sam Smith’s Homosexuality and the Catholic Church by Chris Williams, SJ The Jesuit Post
Bishop revokes Catholic status of Jesuit school flying LGBT, Black Lives Matter flags by Kevin J. Jones Catholic News Agency
No evidence affirming youth as ‘Trans’ improves mental health by Susan Berry, Ph.D. CatholicVote
Hypocrisy and same-sex blessings by Fr. Peter Ryan, SJ The Catholic World Report
Pope Francis: To be ‘scandalized’ by gay couple blessings is ‘hypocrisy’ by Catholic News Agency/he Catholic World Report
Legal Group Plans to Stop Oreo’s Parent Company From Pushing LGBTQ on Kids by Catholic Vote
Pediatric pushback on ‘trans kids’ treatments by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency
Fuller seminary senior director fired for refusal to sign non-LGBTQ affirming statement by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Rabbi Art Green, prominent scholar of Hasidic Judaism, is barred from Hebrew College following sexual misconduct allegation by Jackie Hajdenberg Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Catholic doctors protecting kids by combating trans ideology by Patti Maguire Armstrong National Catholic Register
Fighting transgenderism for the fate of the domestic church by Alyssa Murphy National Catholic Register
I’m the collateral damage of Mormon racism and homophobia by Carlene Fraser Religion News Service
Catholic Convert Says Same-Sex Attracted People Need to Hear ‘The Hard Truth’ by Hannah Hiester Catholic View
Catholic Church Turning Into Dante’s Inferno by Hélène de Lauzun European Conservative
Benedict’s top aide says ‘gay lobby,’ Vatican bank had nothing to do with resignation by Elise Ann Allen Crux
African bishops: ‘No blessing for homosexual couples in the African Churches’ by Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Israeli LGBTQ soldiers hope the war in Gaza will bolster their fight for equal rights at home by Eliyahu Freedman Jewish Telegraphic Agency
French bishops instruct priests to refrain from blessing homosexual couples by Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Vatican responds to widespread backlash on same-sex blessing directive by Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Vatican insists decree on same-sex blessings not ‘heretical, blasphemous’ by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Cardinal says Vatican doc on same-sex blessings a ‘natural’ for India by Nirmala Carvalho Crux
Filipino LGBT Catholics welcome Vatican's same-sex blessing by Ronald O. Reyes UCA News
Southern Baptists settle abuse lawsuit against legendary conservative leader Paul Pressler by Religion News Service
Megachurch Pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes Denies Sexual Misconduct at Diddy’s Parties by Liz Lykins The Roys Report
The Gay Pastor, The Conservative Megachurch And The Fight Ripping Apart A Suburb by Jonathan Cohn Huff Post
Cardinal says Vatican not moving toward accepting gay marriage by Cindy Wooden Our Sunday Visitor
Following other Africans, Cameroon bishops deliver firm ‘no’ on same-sex blessings by Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
LGBT+ activists across Latin America welcome Vatican move on same-sex blessings by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Hungarian Bishop Conference Instructs Priests to ‘Avoid Common Blessing for Couples’ by Madalaine Elhabbal Catholic Vote
US bishops, LGBT Catholics react to Vatican approval of blessings for same-sex couples by Michael J. O’Loughlin America
Bishops around the world are divided over Vatican’s same-sex blessing declaration by Tyler Arnold Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Activists hope pope’s approval of same-sex blessings could ease anti-LGBTQ+ bias and repression by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press
Exorcist responds to Cosmopolitan’s ‘satanic abortion ceremony’ coverage by Katie Yoder Our Sunday Visitor
Pope Francis’ same-sex blessings declaration is a major step forward for LGBTQ Catholics by James Martin, S.J. America
Pope's approval of gay blessings could have impact where rights are restricted, LGBTQ+ advocates say by Nicole Winfield Independent UK
The AP Interview: Pope says homosexuality not a crime by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press
Pope Francis authorizes blessings for same-sex couples by Christopher Lamb CNN
Vatican’s doctrinal czar offers method for giving same-sex blessings by Elise Ann Allen Crux
NCR's Newsmaker of 2023: Jeannine Gramick, tireless advocate for LGBTQ Catholics by National Catholic Reporter
Louisiana priest removed from position after homophobic remarks, years-old abuse claims by Emily Topping GulfLive
Scapegoating – Gay Catholic priest spent years learning why people target minorities by CathNews New Zealand
Luling priest removed by Archdiocese of New Orleans after anti-LGBTQ comments in sermon by Michelle Hunter Nola
It’s time to understand homosexuality by CathNews New Zealand
Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling by Dasha Litvinova The Associated Press
Recognizing the Intersection of Transgender Identity and HIV by Travis Manint HIV/HCV Watch
A French bishop is accused of attempted rape in latest scandal to hit Catholic Church in France by The Associated Press/greenwich time
Catholic All-Girls College Will Admit Men Who Identify as Trans Women by Mary Margaret Olohan The Daily Signals
Archbishop Justifies LGBT Flags on Coffins in Mexican Cathedral by Diego López Colín Catholic News Agency/ACI Prensa/National Catholic Register
Canada church leaders issue statement ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance by Episcopal News Service
NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’ by Stuart Benson Hill Times
Alabama Mayor, Pastor Dies by Suicide After Being Involuntarily Outed as Transgender Woman by Christopher Wiggins Yahoo
Transsexuals: Pope responds to dubia: Last Week in the Church with John Allen Jr. by John L. Allen Jr. Crux
Transsexual and homosexual persons and the Sacraments by Vatican News
This bestselling author’s book was challenged in schools. So, she opened a store for banned books by Chandelis Duster CNN
Vatican signals openness but also caution on transsexuals and baptism by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Catholic Bishop asks pastors to bless same-sex couples by CathNews New Zealand
Seattle Pacific University targets LGBTQ displays with new policy, say critics by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Controversy in Benin over discussing homosexuality in schools by Juste Hlannon La Croix International
Minister announces €1m funding pot for LGBTI+ organisations in rural communities in Ireland by Fiona Audley The Irish Post
Ethiopia swept by a wave of hate against LGBTQ+ people by Augustine Passilly (La Croix International
As synod nears end, LGBTQ+ issues in Africa remain a ‘red line’ for continent’s bishops by Frederick Nzwili Our Sunday Visitor
Pope Francis to Catholic LGBTQ leader: ‘Thank you for your ministry’ by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
A California Judge Temporarily Halted a School District's Forced Outing Policy by Abby Monteil them
Author of Catechism says Pope could change language on LGBTQ+ issues by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Trusting LGBTQ+ students by Nick Fagnant Commonweal
Why did Pope Francis meet with pro-“LGBTQ” co-founder of New Ways Ministry? by Mary Jo Anderson The Catholic World Report
The Supreme Court’s 303 Creative Decision and the Threat to LGBTQ+ Health Care by Elizabeth W. Sepper, JD, LLM,Joshua B. Romero, BA, and Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD JAMA October 19. 2023
India’s top court refuses to legalize same sex marriages by Religion News Service
Despite Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills, Queer Republicans Are Standing by Their Party by Kate Sosinthem them
‘Orthodoxy is spacious’:At retreat, synod members hear about women’s hopes, LGBTQ issues by National Catholic Reporter
Pope respond to cardinals on blessings for homosexuals, female priests\ by The Pilot
The Theology of Transgenderism by Fr. Brian A. Graebe The Catholic Thing
California governor signs bills that would penalize schools that refuse to teach LGBT content by Tyler Arnold Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
German bishops in tug of war over blessing same-sex unions by AC Wimmer Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Catholic priests hold a ceremony blessing same-sex couples in defiance of a German archbishop by Kirsten Grieshaber The Associated Press/the Philadelphia Inquirer
These queer newlyweds are modeling Jewish joy for LGBTQ youth by Julia Gergely Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Kansas to no longer change transgender people’s birth certificates to reflect gender identities by John Hanna The Associated Press
Police Investigating Homophobic Graffiti Scrawled Outside University of Michigan Jewish Resource Center by Combat Antisemitism Movement
Pope says ban on women priests, gay marriage doesn’t mean Church is ‘closed’ by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Conscience reveals to LGBTQ people who we really are by CathNews New Zealand
Protesters interrupt Mass for LGBTQ pilgrims at WYD by CathNews New Zealand
Virginia bishops praise governor’s new transgender, parents’ rights school policies by Daniel Payne Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Priest convicted of voyeurism in men’s public bathroom steps down because ‘spark is gone’ by Ian Begley Extra.ie
Richard Dawkins has abandoned science to justify his transphobia by Hemant Mehta Religion News Service
“Who am I to Judge?” Considered 10 Years Later by Ty Wahlbrink, SJ The Jesuit Post
LGBTQ+ at Yeshiva University: The Path Forward by Netenel Zelis--Paley and E.Y. Zipris Tablet
New guidelines on ministry to LGBT people by CathNews New Zealand
Do You Keep A Calendar of Ignatian Spirituality? by Patrick Hyland, SJ The Jesuit Post
The Counter-Reformation: Ignatius and the Jesuits by Charles P. Conno The Catholic World Report
How St. Ignatius of Loyola became the patron saint of soldiers by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Pope Francis tells trans person 'God loves us as we are' by Becca Monaghan indy1000
What WYD and Gay Pride have in common (it’s not what you think) by John L. Allen Jr Crux
Baltimore archbishop issues guidelines for Catholic LGBT ministries by Kevin J. Jones Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Chris Christie Attacks Republican Governors For Banning Child Sex-Change Procedures by Zach Jewell Daily Wire
Archbishop of Canterbury urges the Church of Uganda to reject new Anti Homosexuality Act by ACNS
How Yiddish taught me to embrace the joy and defiance of being queer' by Noa Baron Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Europeans restrict gender treatment for minors. Not so in the U.S. by Bénédicte Cedergren National Catholic Register
New Virginia transgender student policies emphasize parental rights by Catholic News Agency/ The Catholic World Report
Russian lawmakers move to further restrict transgender rights in new legislation by Dasha Litvinova Religion News Service
Top Vatican Official: Linking Gay Priests to Abuse Is “Scientifically Untenable Association” by Ariell Simon New Ways Ministry
Thousands march at Budapest Pride as LGBTQ+ community voices anxiety over Hungary’s restrictive laws by Justin Spike The Associated Press
Military priest accused of sexual abuse in B.C. case by Jeremy Hainsworth Alaska Highway News
From Persecution to Freedom: A Gay Ugandan’s Journey in the U.S. by Ayelet Parness HIAS
Vatican's new doctrinal chief: Catholic blessings for gay couples must be studied by Chrstopher White National Catholic Reporter
7th-Grader Censored by School for Shirt: ‘There Are Only Two Genders,’ Brushed Off by Judge by Michael Wing The Epoch Times
The GOP’s Anti-trans Crusade Has Come Up Against a Legal Wall—For Now by Caleb Ecarma Vanity Fair
How should Catholic hospitals treat transgender patients? by Our Sunday Visitor\
The Witness of LGBTQ+ People by Shannon K. Evans Ignatian Solidarity Network
Black, Jewish, transgender: The assault on LGBTQ+ people targets everything that I am by Nate Looney Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Gay Priest Who Brought Vigilante Justice to San Francisco’s Streets by Sonja Anderson Smithsonian Magazine
Chris Christie Attacks Republican Governors For Banning Child Sex-Change Procedures by Zach Jewell Daily Wire
How should Catholic hospitals treat transgender patients? by Our Sunday Visitor
The search for gender identity, say trans seekers, brought them closer to God by Emma Ryan Religion News Service
Meet Natalie Drew: Christian, trans woman, veteran and pacifist by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Unitarian Universalists elect first woman of color, openly queer president by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Anderson Lee Aldrich pleads guilty to 53 charges for killing five in Club Q shooting by Graig Graziosi, Gustaf Kilander. and Sheila Flynn The Independent
Taoiseach joins thousands as Dublin Pride Parade celebrates 40th anniversary by Gerard Donaghy The Irish Post
Elton John Singles Out Anti-Grooming Laws as Why He’s Done Performing in the US by Carly Mayberry The Epoch Times
New York Parish to Host ‘Pride Mass’ at Stonewall Monument by Catholic Vote
How Pride Saved My Life by Ben M. Freeman Jewish Journal
The Pride-ful attempt to co-opt education and control culture by David G. Bonagura, Jr. The Catholic World Report
Charleston rabbi resigns, saying anti-LGBTQ legislation has forced him to leave South Carolina by Andrew Lapin Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Biden administration drops defense of mandate for gender-transition care by John Lavenburg Crux
Queer Catholics can find themselves in scripture by Julia Erdlen U.S. Catholic
Church’s ongoing abuse crisis is manifest in homosexual members by S.A. McCarthy Crisis Magazine
Catholic schools not exempt in support of trans students by CathNews New Zealand
First in the nation gender-affirming care ban struck down in Arkansas by Daniel Breen NPR WBEZ Chicago
Vatican confirm synod topics will address questions of LGBTQ+ and women deacons by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
The Incredible Conversion Story of Anna-Kate, Who Loved God Late by Catholic Vote
The Pink Peacock, Glasgow’s queer-friendly Yiddish-speaking cafe, shuts down after alleging antisemitism from ‘leftists’ by Jacob Jonah Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Transgenderism “is a blatant refusal of the doctrine of creation” by Carl E. Olson The Catholic World Report
U.S. bishops approve plan for guidance to health care institutions on transgender issues by Lauretta Brown Catholic News Agency
Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in Honor of Pride Monthby United States Department of Justice
Why a same-sex-attracted Catholic spoke out against ‘Pride Mass’ and in defense of Church teaching by Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency
USCCB approves plan to start revising medical guidelines for transgender patients at Catholic health facilities by Kate Scanlon OSV News/The Pilot
US bishops’ new leader blasts Dodgers for honoring faux ‘queer and trans nuns’ by John Lavenburg Crux
Hospital doing transgender surgeries is not Catholic, San Fran archdiocese says by Michelle La Rosa The Pillar
Starbucks, Union at Odds Over Pride Decor by Catholic Vote
Pittsburgh ‘Pride Mass’ CANCELED After Local Faithful and Bishop Protest by Catholic Vote
New leader of Ivory Coast bishops lashes out at government corruption, gay rights By Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux
Hospitals In Nation’s Largest Catholic Healthcare System Perform Transgender Surgeries, Bombshell Report Finds by Spencer Lindquist Daily Wire
Catholic Pride month events face increasing backlash by Michael J. O’Loughlin and Christopher Parker America
LGBTQ+ pride flags at VA facilities in Mississippi draw GOP criticism, protests by Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press
LGBTQ+ May Seem New, but It Grew From an Old Ideology by Carrie Gress National Catholic Register
Jaw-Dropping Brawl Breaks Out Over Opposition to School LGBTQ+ Pride Curriculum by Tommy Christopher Mediaite
ACLU Challenges Mississippi High School’s Refusal to Let Transgender Student Wear Dress to Graduation Ceremony by ACLU of Mississippi
Advocates Defend Connecticut’s Inclusive Student Athletics Policy in Historic Hearing by ACLU of Connecticut
Pentagon cancels drag show at Air Force base as Pride Month begins by Oren Liebermann CNN
Why Pride Month Matters! | Is God Still Speaking? by Robert Cottrell Religion News Service
Pride flag glimpsed on ‘The Chosen’ set prompts call for boycott by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Biden Admin Flies Pride Flag At US Embassy In The Vatican by Sarah Weaver Daily Caller
30,000 Israelis gather in Jerusalem for pride march amid heavy police presence by Tevit Joffry The Jerusalem Post
Now haters want to boycott LEGO over its year-old LGBTQ+ marketing campaign - by LGBTQ Nation
New British Cycling rules bar transgender women from competing in elite female events by The Associated Press/NBC News
Second Thoughts on Homosexuality by UCA News
This anti-LGBTQ+ bigot just inadvertently gave us our first great meme of Pride Month 2023 by Cameron Scheetz Queerty
How anti-LGBTQ sentiment is affecting Pride by Ellen Ioanes Vo
Florida approves bill that allows doctors the right to refuse to treat LGBTQ+ peopleby Queerty
House Republicans pass transgender sports ban for schools by Susie Wong NBC Mews
LGBTQ community reacts to Tennessee’s ban on drag shows by NBC News
House Republicans pass transgender sports ban for schools by Susie Wong NBC Mews
Mexican pro-life leader in court for criticizing trans legislator by David Ramos Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Look: Poll Reveals How Americans Really Feel About Transgender Athletes by Andrew Holleran The Spun
World reacts to Donald Trump transgender news by Kevin Harrish The Comeback
Yeshiva University is left in mourning after a beloved gay alum dies by suicide by Jacob Henry Jewish Telegraphic Agency
LGBTQI+ comes to Sri Lanka by Eshan Eshan Dias, PhD The Catholic World Report
The University of California Santa Cruz is condemning recent antisemitic and anti-LGTBQ actions, including an event to celebrate Hitler’s birthday by Elizabeth Joseph CNN
Fury at Gender Transition for Toddlers Prompts Denial From Medical Schools by Aleks Phillips Newsweek
US bishops' transgender document fails morally, theologically — and is poorly argued by M. Therese Lysaught National Catholic Reporter
Medical Journal Articles
State Restrictions and Geographic Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth by Luca Borah, BA, Laura Zebib, MPH, Hayley M. Sanders, BS, et al. JAMA July 25, 2023
DAPT vs tPA for Minor Stroke, Transgender Identity and Suicide, Screening for Anxiety, and more by JN Learning/AMA
Transgender Identity and Suicide Attempts and Mortality in Denmark by Annette Erlangsen, PhD;, Anna Lund Jacobsen, BSc; Anne Ranning, PhD; et al. JAMA June 27, 2023
Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women in the Veterans Affairs Health System, 2000-2022 by Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, MD. Amanda De Hoedt, MS. Christi Butler, MD,; et al.JAMA April 29, 2024
Standards of Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People by Tonia Poteat, PhD, PA-C, MPH, Andrew M. Davis, MD, MPH, and Alex Gonzalez, MD, MPH JAMA June 6, 2023
Physicians Providing Gender-Affirming Care by Christy Mallory, JD, Madeline G. Chin, BA, and Justine C. Lee, MD, PhD JAMA May 18, 2023
Pregnancy Outcomes in a US Cohort of Transgender People by Daphna Stroumsa, MD, MPH, MSc, Michelle H. Moniz, MD, MSc, and Halley Crissman, MD, MPH; et al. JAMA May 11, 2024
Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women in the Veterans Affairs Health System, 2000-2022 by Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, MD, Amanda De Hoedt, MS, Christi Butler, MD, et al. JAMA April 29, 2023
Birth Outcomes Following Assisted Reproductive Technology Conception Among Same-Sex Lesbian Couples vs Natural Conception and Assisted Reproductive Technology Conception Among Heterosexual Couples by Alice Goisis, PhD, Agneta Cederström, PhD, and Pekka Martikainen, PhD JAMA April 4, 2023
Antidiscrimination Laws as Essential Tools for Achieving LGBTQ+ Health Equity by Evan L. Eschliman MS, Christian N. Adames, MA, and Joanne D. Rosen JD, MA JAMA February 13, 2023
HIV Care Continuum Interventions for Transgender Women: A Topical Review) by Hilary Goldhammer, Linda G Marc, Demetrios Psihopaidas, et al Public Health Rep. 2022 Jan 21
Narratives of the Brazilian homosexual movement on the health of gays and lesbians by Romeu Gomes ien Saude Colet. 2022 Feb;27(2):555-565.
Gay and Bisexual Men Who Report Anal Sex Stigma Alongside Discomfort Discussing Anal Sex with Health Workers Are Less Likely to by Bryan A Kutner 1 Jane M Simoni , Will DeWitt, et al Feb-Mar 2022;9(2):103-113.
The impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ+ community: Comparisons between cisgender, heterosexual people, cisgender sexual minority people, and gender minority people by Dustin Z Nowaskie and , Anna C Roesler Psychiatry Res 2022 Mar;309:114391
"Am I really alive?": Understanding the role of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in young LGBT+ people's suicidal distress by Hazel Marzetti, Lisa McDaid, Rory O'Connor Soc Sci Med. 2022 Apr;298:114860
LGBTQ Youth Homelessness: Why We Need to Protect Our LGBTQ Youth by Cameron K Ormiston LGBT Health . 2022 Mar 21
HIV care outcomes among transgender persons with HIV infection in the United States, 2006-2021 by Jeffrey S Becasen, Joseph D , et al AIDS. 2022 Feb 1;36(2):305-315.
Book Reviews and Commentaries
Transgenderism: A Question Of Identity by Francis Etheredge Profiles in Catholicism
Reviewed by Bill Taylor
Queering the Pulpit: A Sexegetical Approach to Preaching an Inclusive Word by Dr. Karyn Wiseman Commentary by Genevieve Charles Religion News Service
False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America by Joy Pullmann Commentary by Nathanael Blake Catholic World Report
A Long Way From Heaven by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
The Detransition Diaries by Jennifer Lahl and Kallie Fell Commentary by Paul Senz The Catholic World Report
Confidence Commentary by Mathew Rodriguez them
Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, by James Martin Reviewed by Michael Leach Commonweal
Faith & the LGBTQ Community by the Editors of Commonweal
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield Reviewed by Sam Manzella them
The Book of Queer by Eric Cervini Reviewed by Baniel Spielbeger them
‘Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith by Eve Tushnet Reviewed by David Laidlaw The Catholic World Report
The Gay Christian Drinking Game by Eve Tushnet Commentary by Eve Tushnet Patheos
Tenderness: A Gay Christian’s Guide to Unlearning Rejection and Experiencing God’s Extravagant Love by Eve Tushnet Reviewed by Gabriel Blanchard Patheos
Calvin by JR and Vanessa Ford Reviewed by Audie Cornish, Jonaki Mehta, and Sarah Handel NPR
What Is Man? by the Pontifical Biblical Commission Commentary by Brad Miner The Catholic Thing
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin Reviewed by Jordan E. DeSanto National Catholic Reporter
Bedtime Not Playtime by Lawrence Schime Reviewed by Alison Flood The Guardian
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain Commentary by Matt Cain BBC
German, Jew, Muslim, Gay by Marc David Baer Reviewed by Marc David Baer Tablet
A Catechism of the Heart: A Jesuit Missioned to the Laity by Bejamin James Brenkert Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D Profiles in Catholicism
Building a Bridge by Father James Martin. S.J. Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D.
A Burning in My Bones by Winn Collier Reviewed by Jonathan MerrittReligion News Service
When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment by Ryan Anderson Commentary by Ryan Anderson Catholic News Agency/ The Catholic World Report
Love Tenderly: Sacred Stories of Lesbian and Queer Religious by Grace Surdovel IHM and Jeannine Gramick SL Commentary by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
Catholic Teaching on Homosexuality Part I by Louis J. Cameli Reviewed by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Teaching on Homosexuality Part II by Louis J. Cameli Reviewed by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter
The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians by Austen Hartkeadd Reviewed by Hilary Howes National Catholic Reporter
Love: Same-Sex Attractions and the Catholic Church by Father Mike Schmitz Reviewed by Daniel Mattson National Catholic Register
Boy Erased Reviewed by Chris Williams, SJ The Jesuit Post
Television Reviews and Commentaries
Ridley Jones Commentary by Mombian
Stay on Board Reviewed by Daniel Spielberger them
Single All the Way Reviewed by Brandon Tensley CNN Race Deconstructed
I May Destroy You Reviewed by Michael Cury them
Queer Eye by Don Clemmer National Catholic Reporter
You Don’t Have to Have Cerebral Palsy to Relate to My Story’ Ryan O’Connell’s show about gay, disabled life is Netflix’s first 15-minute sitcom. by Maria Elena Fernandez Vulture
I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves Commentary by Maria Elena Fernandez Vulture
Film Reviews and Commentaries
Lady Ballers Reviewed by Andrew Petiprin The Catholic World Report
Mad About The Boy: the Noel Coward Story Commentary by Fiona Audley The Irish Post
We Live Here: The Midwest. Reviewed by Fiona André Religion News Service
The Crying Game Reviewed by Roger Ebert Rogerebert.com
Blue Jean Reviewed by Clarisse Loughrey Independent.UK
M3GAN Reviewed by Samantha Allen, Jennifer Culp, and Sadie Collins them
Dysconnected: The Real Story Behind the Transgender Explosion Commentary by James Day The Catholic World Report
Bros Commentary by Matt Brennan Los Angeles Times
The Real Story Behind the Transgender Explosion Commentary by Jim Graves Catholic World Report
Swan Song Reviewed by Jo Siedlecka Independent Catholic News
Baymax Reviewed by James Factor them
Building a Bridge Reviewed by Paul Elie The New Yorker
Building a Bridge Commentary by Emily McFarlan Miller Religion News Service
SuperNature, Commentary by Ellise Shafe Variety
Heartstopper Reviewed by Doug Girardo Outreach
Queer Parivaar Commentary by Michael Baggs BBC
Great Freedom Reviewed by Eve Tushnet America
Wonderfully Made Reviewed by Catholic News Agency
Love, Victor Commentary by Stephen G. Adubato America
Music Reviews/Commentaries
Charlie Reviewed by Ira Madison III GQ
Theater Reviews and Commentaries
Chanteuse: A Survival Musical Reviewed by Mikhal Weiner Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The Inheritance Reviewed by Rob Weinert-Kendt America
Videos
A conversation with James Parker on Pope Francis's recent interview to AP.
Spiritual Insights for LGBT Catholics by Father James Martin. S.J. America
