Catholic Church formally bans gender-affirming care at its hospitals
The country's largest nonprofit health care provider will no longer offer gender-affirming care.
November 13, 2025
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Ohio Governor OK's 'License to Discriminate' in Health Care
A so-called conscience protection amendment in the state's budget will enable discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and others, activists say.
July 8, 2021
Will Walgreens Clinics Now Follow Catholic Doctrine?
Several groups worry stores in two states will now adhere to Catholic doctrine that discriminates against LGBT people and forbids birth control.Â
December 15, 2015
LGBTQ+ Catholics ask Pope Francis to reconsider church opposition to gender-affirming care
A group of LGBTQ+ Catholics and their allies held a private meeting with the pope over the weekend in which they urged him to reverse the church's stance on transgender health care.
October 15, 2024
What is a Jubilee? These Catholics just became the first LGBTQ+ people to participate
A pilgrimage to Rome on Saturday marked the first time an LGBTQ+ group has been included in the Catholic Church's Jubilee.
September 8, 2025
Catholic Parish Hosts Conversion Therapy Group Accused of Abuse
Desert Stream/Living Waters Ministries has been accused of sexual abuse as well as the other harms associated with conversion therapy.
September 29, 2019
WATCH: Top Official Resigns From School That Ousted Gay Vice Principal
The president of Eastside Catholic High School in Washington State has resigned a month after a vice principal was forced out for his same-sex marriage.
January 22, 2014
Gay Teacher Fired After School Notified of Wedding to Partner
The male teacher was terminated weeks after marrying his husband in August.Â
October 27, 2021
Catholic Priest: Gay Sex Is Like a Bagel in the Ear
That's one of the images that came up at a conference promoting celibacy for Catholics with 'same-sex attractions.'
August 13, 2015
Op-ed: Guess What — We're the Oppressors
How the fight for civil liberties was flipped on its head by the religious right.
April 1, 2013
Poll: Federal Marriage Amendment not a priority for Americans
Although senators Bill Frist and Rick Santorum have vowed to bring the Federal Marriage Amendment to a Senate vote the first week of June, a new poll shows that Americans don't think the issue should be a priority.
May 9, 2006
Pope Revokes Homophobic Cardinal's Vatican Salary, Subsidized Apartment
Cardinal Raymond Burke has critiqued Pope Francis's stances on LGBTQ+ issues and more.
November 29, 2023
Right-Wing Nutjob Thinks Pop Culture is 'Mass Producing' LGBTQ People
Catholic League president Bill Donohue says the entertainment industry is driving the LGBTQ agenda and enticing adolescents to "experiment."Â
April 24, 2020
A Young Gay Catholic Stands Up to Cardinal Dolan
He argues that Cardinal Timothy Dolan has a callous indifference toward LGBT homeless youth.
April 7, 2012
'Cured' of Being Gay, Student Sues California
Student says the new law protecting LGBT kids from abuse would prevent him from doing his job.
October 4, 2012
Four Other Vatican Overtures to LGBT People
The news this week from Rome doesn't indicate unequivocal support for LGBT people, but it's line with a shift in tone that's marked Pope Francis's tenure. Here are some other examples.
October 14, 2014
U.K. bans puberty blockers for trans youth indefinitely
Government officials said the medication poses an "unacceptable safety risk," but study often referenced by British officials about the treatment has come under criticism.
December 11, 2024