LGBTQ Challenges and Leadership

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General Articles/Commentaries  

• Biden can’t force Christian groups to pay for ‘Trans’ procedures by Catholic Vote

• Leaked files reveal transgender group's ‘pseudoscientific’ crusade, ethical abuse by Daniel Payne Catholic News Agency

• 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

• Pope to Jesuit Fr Martin: ‘Jesus is close to everyone’. Francis responds to a letter from Fr. James Martin, SJ, whose pastoral ministry involves the LGBTQ community, and encourages Catholics to foster a “culture of encounter” that “shortens distances and enriches us with differences.” by Lisa Zengarin Vatican News

• 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 

• Catholics Want Justice For Abuse Victims And More LGBTQ Inclusion, Vatican SaysBy Mary Whitfill Roeloffs Forbes

• First in the nation gender-affirming care ban struck down in Arkansasby Daniel Breen NPR WBEZ Chicago

• Vatican confirm synod topics will address questions of LGBTQ+ and women deaconsby Claire Giangravé Religion News Service

• The Incredible Conversion Story of Anna-Kate, Who Loved God Lateby 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 issuesby 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 teachingby Peter Pinedo Catholic News Agency

• USCCB approves plan to start revising medical guidelines for transgender patients at Catholic health facilitiesby 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 saysby Michelle La Rosa The Pillar

• Starbucks, Union at Odds Over Pride Decorby Catholic Vote

• Pittsburgh ‘Pride Mass’ CANCELED After Local Faithful and Bishop Protestby Catholic Vote

• New leader of Ivory Coast bishops lashes out at government corruption, gay rightsBy Ngala Killian Chimtom Crux

• Hospitals In Nation’s Largest Catholic Healthcare System Perform Transgender Surgeries, Bombshell Report Findsby Spencer Lindquist Daily Wire 

• Catholic Pride month events face increasing backlashby Michael J. O’Loughlin and Christopher Parker  America

• LGBTQ+ pride flags at VA facilities in Mississippi draw GOP criticism, protestsby Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press 

• LGBTQ+ May Seem New, but It Grew From an Old Ideologyby Carrie Gress National Catholic Register

• Jaw-Dropping Brawl Breaks Out Over Opposition to School LGBTQ+ Pride Curriculumby Tommy Christopher Mediaite 

• ACLU Challenges Mississippi High School’s Refusal to Let Transgender Student Wear Dress to Graduation Ceremonyby ACLU of Mississippi

• Southern Utah Drag Stars File Lawsuit Challenging the City of St. George’s Censorship of Drag Performancesby ACLU

• Advocates Defend Connecticut’s Inclusive Student Athletics Policy in Historic Hearingby ACLU of Connecticut

• Pentagon cancels drag show at Air Force base as Pride Month beginsby 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 boycottby Kathryn Post Religion News Service

• Biden Admin Flies Pride Flag At US Embassy In The Vaticanby Sarah Weaver Daily Caller

• 30,000 Israelis gather in Jerusalem for pride march amid heavy police presenceby 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 eventsby The Associated Press/NBC News

• Second Thoughts on Homosexualityby UCA News

• This anti-LGBTQ+ bigot just inadvertently gave us our first great meme of Pride Month 2023by Cameron Scheetz Queerty

• How anti-LGBTQ sentiment is affecting Prideby Ellen Ioanes Vox

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• Florida approves bill that allows doctors the right to refuse to treat LGBTQ+ peopleby Queerty

• House Republicans pass transgender sports ban for schoolsby Susie Wong NBC Mews

• LGBTQ community reacts to Tennessee’s ban on drag showsby NBC News

• House Republicans pass transgender sports ban for schoolsby Susie Wong NBC Mews

• Mexican pro-life leader in court for criticizing trans legislatorby David Ramos Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Transphobia is on the rise in the US. Meet the transgender people planning to relocate to Europe because they can no longer stand the 'hostile environment.'by The Insider 

• Look: Poll Reveals How Americans Really Feel About Transgender Athletesby Andrew Holleran The Spun

• World reacts to Donald Trump transgender newsby Kevin Harrish The Comeback

• Yeshiva University is left in mourning after a beloved gay alum dies by suicideby Jacob Henry Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• LGBTQI+ comes to Sri Lankaby 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 birthdayby Elizabeth Joseph CNN

• Fury at Gender Transition for Toddlers Prompts Denial From Medical Schoolsby Aleks Phillips Newsweek

• US bishops' transgender document fails morally, theologically — and is poorly arguedby M. Therese Lysaught National Catholic Reporter

• Baylor Grants First Charter to LGBTQ Student Groupby Bekah McNeel Texas Monthly

• What’s missing from the LGBTQ+ debate is toleranceby John M. Crisp Tribune News Service/Midland Daily News 

• LGBTQ lawmaker to GOP: 'I’m literally trying to exist'by The Associated Press

• Nazi “Blood Tribe” protests Ohio drag brunchby LGBTQ Nation 

• A Kiss Member Just Went on an Anti-Trans Rant and the Hypocrisy is Stunningby Henry Giardina Into

• 9 injured by gunfire at teen party in South Carolina parkby Cara Tabachnick USA Today/Flipboard

• In Defense of Hypocrisyby Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ The Jesuit Post

• Diverse gender identity flags: Learn the Genderqueer, Nonbinary, Gender Fluid Pride Flagsby Clare Mulroy USA TODAY

• Doctors raise alarm on puberty-blocker medications for transgender youth impacting bone development in children, branding them “experimental”by Milla Buzz Loving

• YAP, Youth Attracted Persons movement causing CIVIL WAR among the LGBTQ+ community?by TigerDroppings

• Anheuser-Busch faces call to reaffirm support for trans community after Mulvaney pushbackby Brooke Migdon The Hill

• Kansas enacts sweeping transgender ‘bathroom bill’by Brooke Migdon The Hill

• 2 of Joey Borgen’s attackers plead guilty on hate crime charges for 2021 beatingby Jacob Henry Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Support for Young LGBT People in Sligo/Leitrim aged 14-18by North Connaught Youth & Community Service Ltd

• Eurovision 2023: Ireland's Wild Youth cut ties with creative director after transgender postsby Daniel Rosney BBC News

• She's Not Spoken to Her Homophobic Parents Since They Disowned Her, but Now They've Come Knocking for Help, and They Want Her to Pretend the Past Never Happenedby MSN

• Minnesota could soon join these other states in protecting transgender care this yearby Dana Ferguson, Scott Maucione.Bente Birkeland, Rick Pluta, Colin Jackson, and Acacia Squires NPR WBEZ Chicago

• House approves trans athlete ban for girls and women's teamsby Kevin Freking The Associated Press/ABC News

• Ron DeSantis, Bigot Extraordinaire, Bans Discussing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Through 12th Gradeby Bess Levin Vanity Fair

• Uganda's president sends anti-LGBTQ bill back to parliament for 'strengthening'by Reuters 

• UMC clergy reportedly face complaint, church trial after marrying nonbinary coupleby Emily McFarlan Miller Religion News Service

• Former Calvin professor sues after losing job for performing queer weddingby Bob Smietana Religion News Service

• Teacher wins colleagues’ support after complaining about homophobic abuseby Amy Molloy Independent ie

• ‘Don’t Say Gay’ expansion requested by DeSantis approvedby Anthony Izaguirre The Associated Press

• Sports World Reacts To What Sam Ponder Said About Transgender Athletesby Andrew McCarty MSN

• Anglican conservatives meet in Rwanda amid rift over LGBTQby Religion News Service

• Anti-trans laws hurt children. Jesus had plenty to say about that.by Candice Marie Benbow Religion News service 

• Hide the Pride, Honor the Mother! A LOOPer Success Storyby Jessica Nardi Catholic Vote

• Stika: Blaming alleged victim in rape case was in good faithby The Pillar 

• What Dylan Mulvaney has taught me about my womanhoodby Elizabeth Scalias Our Sunday Visitor

• U.S. bishops call on Catholics to support measure in Congress over transgender athletes in female sportsby The Pilot

• SNL alum Victoria Jackson condemns homosexuality and sodomy at city hall meetingby Inga Parkel The Independent

• Amid attacks on trans people, a queer yeshiva offers a path to liberationby Yonat Shimron Religion News Service

• Olympians and Lawmakers Wrote Open Letters to Protect Trans Student Athletesby James Factor them

• Bud Light sales down after partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaneyby Matt Delaney The Washington Times 

• Budweiser Clydesdales events canceled over security concerns amid Dylan Mulvaney backlashby Victor Morton The Washington Times

• LGBTQ group condemns Point Loma Nazarene University for theology dean’s dismissalby Alejandra Molina Religion News Service 

• Uganda's brutal anti-LGBTQ+ bill is making queer life there unbearable & it isn't even law yetby Ugonna-Ora Owoh LGBTQNation 

• Caitlyn Jenner, Gay Republican Leader Vow to Take On 'Rainbow Mafia'by Thomas Kina Newsweek

• More extremism in the military, and a new death threat to LGBT group over Nashville shootingby Will Carless USA TODAY 

• Indiana bans gender-affirming care for trans youth & requires them to detransitionby Molly Sprayregen LGBTQ Nation 

• Kansas enacts transgender athletes ban as lawmakers override Gov. Laura Kelly vetoby Andrew Bahl, Jason Tidd, and Thao Nguyen USA TODAY 

• Biden Wants to Prevent Total Bans on Transgender Student Athletesby Akayla Gardner Bloomberg

• Kid Rock joins transphobic backlash to Bud Light's partnership with Dylan Mulvaneyby LA Times

• All-trans soccer team radiates joy in history-making matchBy Molly Sprayregen LGBTQ Nation

• Catholic website writer threatened to "slaughter" LGBTQ+ people. He got arrested.by John Russell LGBTQ Nation 

• Southern Baptist task force may split with Guidepost over LGBTQ viewsby Religion News Service

• Catholic nuns’ letter declares trans people ‘beloved and cherished by God’by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service 

• Indian religious leaders oppose same-sex marriagesby Bijay Kumar Minj UCA News’

• Violent "transgender" activists and Antifa agitators interrupted a Students for Life event titled “Lies Pro-Choicers Believe.”by Michael Ippolito The Daily Signal

• Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman is reevaluating its “Pride Nights” as Christian players refuse to wear pro-LGBTQ jerseysby Warner Todd Huston Breitbart

• One Million Moms says 30-second ad with gay couple promotes "sexual perversion"by Daniel Villarreal LGBTQ Nation

• Biden Administration Releases Report Saying It Is 'Vital' to 'Affirm and Support' an LGBTQI+ Child’s (Preferred) Identityby Susan Jones CNSNews

• Iowa governor signs bill banning some transgender surgeries or hormonal interventions for minorsby Kate Scanlon OSV News/The Pilot

• Bishops Accused of 'Evil' Take on Transgenderismby Bill Donahue CNSNews

• Trans flight attendant made famous in United ad dies in apparent suicideby Josh Marcus The Independent

• U.S. House passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ with amendments on transgender issuesby Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Catholic architecture scholar resigns post after allegations of sexual misconduct toward seminariansby Gina Christian Detroit Catholic

• Catholics are getting the homosexuality approach wrongby Amelia Monroe Carlson Catholic365

• Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ Youth. A Toolkit for Education, Healthcare, and Community-Based Organizationsby Advocates for Youth

• Five Myths About Puberty Blockers for Trans Kids, Debunkedby Greg Small Fatherly 

• Iowa governor signs bill banning some transgender surgeries or hormonal interventions for minorsby Kate Scanlon, OSV News/The Pilot

• Popular Church architecture scholar accused of ‘sexually inappropriate’ conduct with seminariansby The Pillar

• Madonna announces Nashville show raising money trans rights organizationsby MSN

• Why It Matters That You’re Seeing More LGBTQ+ People Onscreenby Lucy Middleton Pocket 

• Critics say US bishops' new statement on transgender health care lacks sound science and trans voicesby Katie Collins Scott National Catholic Reporter

• Report: LGBTQ Americans tend to be younger and have no religionby Bob Smietana Religion News Service

• Other states are copying Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” effortsby Andrew DeMill The Associated Press

• Liberal Catholics Defy Bishops, Vatican on Trans Issue

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• New Wyoming law restricts girls’ sports to biological girlsby Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Uganda LGBTQ leader says gay bill threatens homelessnessby Rodney Nuhumuza The Associated Press/The San Diego Post-Tribunes

• Bishops discourage Catholic health care groups from performing gender-affirming careby Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

• Meet Machaela Cavanaugh, the Nebraska Senator Who Filibustered for Three Weeks on Behalf of Trans Rightsby Emma Specter Vogue

• Veto of Kansas bill on trans athletes sets up override fightby John Hanna The Associated Press

• Thousands Protest LDS Church Apostle's Commencement Speech at SUU Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Remarksby Christianity Daily 

• School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ contentby Scott McFetridge, Anthony Izaguirre and Sara Cline The Associated Press

• California bill would require schools to notify parents if their child is transgenderby Summer Lin LA Times/AOL. 

• Reimer boycotts Sharks' warmup skate before Pride Night gameby Greg Wyshynski ESPN

• NY deacon gets 16 years for ‘enticing’ minors via Grindrby The Pillar

• Left in the Shadows: The Suffering of LGBTQ+ Youth and a Catholic Responseby Chris Williams, SJ The Jesuit Post

• Pope’s top aide says Germany can’t go it alone on blessing same-sex unionsby Elise Ann Allen Crux

• How Gay Marriage Changed Americaby Matthew Schmitz First Things

• The Biden Plan to Advance LGBTQ+ Equality in America and Around the Worldby Biden/Harris

• "Transgenderism" Is Just The Latest Example Of Anti-Trans Rhetoricby Sarah Schweppe BuzzFeed/YahooSports

• Women’s ordination, transgender ideology move forward at German Synodal Wayby Jonathan Liedl Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• German Synodal Way approves same-sex blessings, lay preaching, and reexamination of priestly celibacyby Jonathan Liedl Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Denver-based Catholic group spent millions to track gay priests, says new reportby Michelle Boorstein and Heather Kelly National Catholic Reporter

• The Cardinal’s Lament: A Reply to His Replyby E. Christian Brugger The Catholic World Report 

• Glenn Youngkin Tells Trans Student It’s ‘Not Fair’ For Biological Males to Participate in Women’s Sports During CNN Townhallby Isaac Schorr Mediaite

• The Big Drag Queen Distractionby Keith Gill Patheos

• The Metaverse Is Going to Suck for Queer Peopleby James Factora them

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis taps ex-pastor to Disney oversight board who once said men are turning gay because 'there's estrogen in the water from birth control pills'by Sarah Al-Arshani Business Insider

• 'To treat all kids with issues as though they are trans is a terrible mistake'. Psychologist Erica Anderson, who transitioned at 58, says she has been branded a traitor for questioning the treatment of teensby Zoe Strimpel The Telegraph

• Florida courts could take 'emergency' custody of kids with trans parents or siblings — even if they live in another stateby Tangalakis-Lippert Business Insider/ MSN

• Hershey put a trans woman on a candy bar, and some customers are calling for a boycottby Charles Passy MartketWaich

• Alaska Says It’s Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individualsby by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News/ProPublica

• Activists Convinced a Utah Legislator to Rewrite His Discriminatory “Don’t Say Gay” Billby Samantha Riedel them

• Denver-area Catholic women say priest denied them Communion over rainbow masksby Katie Collins Scott The National Reporter

• Illinois bishop's provocative essay suggests Cardinal McElroy is a hereticby Brady McCombs The Associated Press/ National Catholic Reporter

• Mississippi Bans Sex-Change Procedures For Minors; Matt Walsh Delivers Remarks With Governorby Zach Jewell Daily Wire

• Tenn. governor vows to sign anti-drag bill as photo surfacesby Kimberlee Krueai The Associated Press/ABC News

• Hershey's under fire for using transgender woman in International Women's Day promoby Luke Gentile Washington Examiner

• LGBTQ+ community to blame for earthquakes, prominent Israeli rabbi claimsby The Jerusalem Post

• A mom says South Dakota's new anti-trans law is forcing her to drive 4 hours across state lines to take her child to the doctor: 'It's absolutely exhausting.'by Yelena Dzhanova and Grace Eliza Goodwin Insider

• Kids’ Club Asks 9-Year-Olds If They Are Trans Or ‘Non-Binary’ Without Informing Parentsby Sarah Weaver Daily Caller

• Arkansas Advances Bill Criminalizing Trans Adults Using Public Restrooms in the Presence of Minorsby James Factora them 

• St. Louis children’s transgender clinic refuses to halt operations amid AG investigationby Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency 

• German bishops’ leader wants ‘common line’ on same-sex blessings ahead of synodal way voteby Luke Coppen The Pillar

• Bill banning transgender sex change procedures for children passes Tennessee Legislatureby Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• The Yeshiva Rabbi Sexually Assaulted Him – Again and Again. Now He’s Talkingby Josh Breiner and Chaim Levinson Haaretz

• How the LGBT movement is making young women depressedby Conn Carroll Restoring America

• Bans on LGBTQ Pride flag spark debate about inclusion, civil rightsby Marc Ramirez USA TODAY

• New Bills Target Insurance Coverage to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Adultsby James Factors them 

• Ocasio-Cortez Says It’s ‘Critical’ Japan Moves Forward with LGBTQ Rightsby Isabel Reynolds Bloomberg

• African archbishops reject Church of England over same-sex unionsby CathNews New Zealand

• Ex-NFL star Marcellus Wiley takes issue with transgender females competing against biological womenby Fox News/WGMD

• How The Pope And An American Cardinal Ignited New Debates On Sex And The Eucharistby Terry Mattingly Religion Unplugged

• Utah’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban is Harmful to Transgender Youth, Professors and Trans Student Sayby Stevie Shaughnessey The Daily Utah Chronicle 

• George Santos and Marjorie Taylor Greene team up for bill that raises fears of LGTBQ+ book banby Josh Marcu Independent,UK

• Prominent Orthodox Israeli journalist Yair Cherki comes out as gayby Jacob Magio The Times of Israel

• The New York Times Ran a Defense of J.K. Rowling One Day After Being Called Out for Anti-Trans Biasby James Factora them

• He was the first openly gay Black man elected mayor of a US city Ron Oden • 1950–Presentby The Conversation

• Trailblazing Episcopal priest Pauli Murray to be featured on US quartersby Yonat Shimron Religion News Service 

• Ex-Gays Challenge Andy Stanley's Statement on LGBT Community's Strong Faitby Christianity Daily

• Kansas Republicans Want to Legally Ban Trans Women from Female-Designated Public Spacesby Matthew Rodriguez them

• DeSantis wins new power over Disney World in ‘don’t say gay’ culture warby Ramon Antonio Vargas The Guardian

• Missouri bill aims to outdo Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' by banning school staff from discussing sexual orientation with studentsby Sinéad Baker Insider

• Transphobes Have Come Up With ‘Harry Potter’ Dogwhistles For Their Hate Speechby Julia Glassman The Mary Sue

• Young, Jewish, Orthodox, Gayby Bagel Emoji Jewcy Magazine

• Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference: God accompanies people with same-sex attractionby Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Church of England submits blessings for same-sex couples to fierce debate in Synodby Religion News Service

• European court: Russia violated human rights by not legally recognizing gay unionsby Tyler Arnold Catholic News Agency

• How antisemitic tropes are being used to target the LGBTQ communityby Nick Logan CBC News

• Stika told priests accused seminarian was ‘victimized’by The Pillar

• Trump Tried to OutTransphobe DeSantis With Proposed Trans Youth Health Care Banby Samantha Riedel them

• Cardinal McElroy on ‘radical inclusion’ for L.G.B.T. people, women and others in the Catholic Churchby Robert W. McElroy America

• Clergy protest legislation targeting transgender children in Missouriby Emily McFarlan Miller Religion News Service

• The Queering of Antisemitism, How an unlikely alliance between LGBTQ studies and anti-Zionism conquered American universitiesby Corinne Blackme Tablet

• Ireland’s postal service unveils special Irish language stamp for Pride monthby IrishCentral

• Former rugby coach and teacher at Terenure College pleads guilty to indecently assaulting boysby Jessica Magee The Irish Times

• Vatican lawyers deploy full court press against former auditorby The Pillar

• Ireland: The Organization Has Helped 7,000 Victims of Abuse over the Past 25 Years -by Scout Mitchell Swords Today’ Bishop Accountability

• Sinn Feon Collude to Ban Catholics from ProLife Prayerby Catholic Arena 

• Irish Capuchin: Poverty should not be the case in 2022by Lydia O’Kane Vatican News

• “Irish Joseph Fritzl” - Irish woman held captive and raped by stepfather over 20 yearsby Shane O'Brien IrishCentral

• Brave Irish teen saves mother and daughter from drowning in Co Carlowby IrishCentral

• Irish Prolifers Defy Anti Prayer Zone Threatby Catholic Arena

• Sinéad O’Connor slams Irish government on child suicideby Shane O'Brien IrishCentral

• Ireland: Archbishop urges government to address modern slaveryby Independent Catholic News 

• Down syndrome: Greatly improved life expectancy comes with new challengesby Sheila Wayman The Irish Times 

• Warning Ireland is a ‘haven’ for human traffickingby Ruadhán Jones The Irish Catholic

• Elders, grandparents have mission to encourage young people in the Faith – Bishop Nultyby Ruadhan Jones The Irish Catholic

• Archbishop McQuaid and the ‘Macushla martyrs’by Ruadhan Jones  The Irish Catholic 

• Chatbots are creating thorny ethical questions about transparency in mental health careby Mohana Ravindranath Stat News 

• Tallaght stabbings: ‘I had to sit my seven-year-old down and tell him two of his friends have gone to heaven’by Kitty Holland The Irish Times 

• A Survivor’s Forgiveness. Why Eva Mozes Kor ‘forgave’ Josef Mengele—and what that really meansby Danica Davidson Tablet 

• Japanese service provider ‘mandated’ sterilisation for people with disabilitiesby CathNews

• The Truth about Ukraine and the Jewsby Bernard-Henri Levy Time 

• The AP Interview takeaways: Pope decries expanding gun useby Nicole Winfield The Associated Press 

• Belfast Schoolchildren Indoctrinated Into Anti Catholicismby Catholic Arena

• An uneasy history: Irish Catholicism and the Irish wake    by Dr. Christopher Shannon The Catholic World Report

• Jesuits unlikely to be prosecuted over sexual abuse of Limerick studentsby David Raleigh Limerick Post

• U.K. Supreme Court: Buffer zones OK at Northern Ireland abortion clinicsby Catholic News Service/Angelus

• The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes publicby Meridith McGraw Yahoo

• National Library acquires papers of HIV/AIDS activist Lynchby Conor Hunt RTÉ 

• Gay priest who stood up to US church at height of Aids crisis ‘so proud’ of Ireland’s progressby independent.ie 

• Sinner and sage: Despite troubled life, Caravaggio mastered spiritual meaningsby Carol Glatz Catholic News Service/Angelus

• World Cup 2022: Fifa's clampdown on rainbow armbands conflicts with its own human rights guidelinesby thejournalie

• Ireland’s postal service unveils special Irish language stamp for Pride monthby IrishCentral 

• Irish Catholic priest says it's "sad" same-sex weddings cannot be blessedby Paddy Clancy IrishCentral 

• World Cup 2022: Fifa's clampdown on rainbow armbands conflicts with its own human rights guidelinesby thejournalie

• Utah bans transgender surgery for minors, places hold on hormone drugsby Tyler Arnold Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report 

• States See Flurry of Bills to Protect Kids from ‘Trans’ Agendaby Catholic Vote 

• Pediatric Medical Body Subpoenaed To Provide Florida With Documentation On Child Sex Change Policiesby Christina Buttons Daily Wire

• ‘It Sucks That I Have to Be Scared’ – Conversations with Rural LGBTQ Young Peopleby Daily Yonder

• Arkansas moves forward on criminalizing drag showsby Greg Owen LCBTQ Nation

• Pro-hockey player fired after slew of anti-LGBTQ+ tweetsby Daniel Villarreal LGBTQ Nation

• Two LGBTQ+ bars had their windows shattered in apparent hate crimeby Molly Sprayregen LGBTQ Nation

• Sam Smith’s Homosexuality and the Catholic Churchby Chris Williams, SJ The Jesuit Post

• Pope Francis clarifies comments on sin and homosexualityby Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• German parliament officially commemorates LGBTQ victims of Nazi regime for first timeby Nadine Schmidt CNN

• Pope sends letter to Fr. James Martin on homosexuality and sinby Vatican News

• Christian baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake caseby Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Pope Francis’ LGBTQ comments are not surprising but sincere, gay Vatican adviser saysby Juan Carlos Cruz and Leila Fadel WFDD Public Radio

• FDA finally clears the way for gay and bisexual men to donate bloodby Graig Graziosi Independent.UK

• A GOP-backed bill in Oklahoma would fine drag performers up to $20,000 and have them face up to 2 years in jail for performing in front of a minorby Katie Balevic Business Inside5

• Lawyer defends North Carolina’s transgender care exclusionsby WNET

• 'Campaign welcomes Pope's call for global decriminalisation of LGBT peopleby Independent Catholic News

• Pa. House leaders are on a listening tour. Sex abuse survivors feel unheard — again.by Bethany Rodgers and Bruce Siwy Pennsylvania State Capital Bureau/PhillyBurbs

• Spiritans told abuse survivor (74) they would deny everything and ‘get him’ for costsby Patsy McGarry Irish Times

• Father mourns after transgender daughter slain in South Shore mass shooting: 'I still can't believe it'by Sun-Times/US.99

• Church of England apologizes for treatment of LGBTQ peopleby Danica Kirka Religion News Service
  

Medical Journal Articles

• State Restrictions and Geographic Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youthby 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 moreby JN Learning/AMA

• Transgender Identity and Suicide Attempts and Mortality in Denmarkby 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, 2000-2022by 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 Peopleby Tonia Poteat, PhD, PA-C, MPH, Andrew M. Davis, MD, MPH, and Alex Gonzalez, MD, MPH JAMA June 6, 2023 

• Physicians Providing Gender-Affirming Careby 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 Peopleby 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, 2000-2022by 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 Couplesby Alice Goisis, PhD, Agneta Cederström, PhD, and Pekka Martikainen, PhD JAMA April 4, 2023

• Antidiscrimination Laws as Essential Tools for Achieving LGBTQ+ Health Equityby 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 lesbiansby 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 toby 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 peopleby 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 distressby Hazel Marzetti, Lisa McDaid, Rory O'Connor Soc Sci Med. 2022 Apr;298:114860

• LGBTQ Youth Homelessness: Why We Need to Protect Our LGBTQ Youthby Cameron K Ormiston LGBT Health . 2022 Mar 21

• HIV care outcomes among transgender persons with HIV infection in the United States, 2006-2021by Jeffrey S Becasen, Joseph D , et al AIDS. 2022 Feb 1;36(2):305-315.

Book Reviews

• 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.

Father James Martin answers five common questions about LGBT Catholic ministry

Spiritual Insights for LGBT Catholics by Father James Martin. S.J. America