Appeals court sides with Catholic school that fired gay teacher for plans to marry his partner
Billard married his partnerin May 2015 and says he loved every minute of his teaching career even though it ended abruptly.
May 12, 2024
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Indiana Catholic School OK to Fire Staffer in Same-Sex Marriage: Appeals Court
Roncalli High School in Indianapolis was within its rights to fire Shelly Fitzgerald because her marriage goes against Catholic doctrine, a federal appellate court rules.
July 15, 2023
Loopholes for Catholic Schools?
Catholic schools seek to define teachers as ministers to avoid compliance with antidiscrimination laws.
April 30, 2014
Trans Parishioner Denied Job by Catholic School
Immaculata Catholic School in Durham rejected a parishioner's employment as a teaching aide for a student with special needs because she's transgender.
August 3, 2022
Catholic School District Removes LGBTQ+ Resources
"There is a long history accusing 2SLGBTQ+ people of pedophilia and of 'corrupting' children and youth," says YouthLine Executive Director Berkha Gupta.
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January 12, 2021
New Morality Clauses for Catholic School Teachers
New rules govern how teachers at Catholic schools in Cincinnati must conduct private lives.
March 21, 2014
Ohio Catholic School Fires Lesbian Teacher
Carla Hale was fired after her mother's obituary revealed that Hale is in a same-sex relationship.
April 17, 2013
Catholic School Students Rally for Lesbian Harassed by Administration
A Los Angeles-area Catholic school forced Magali Rodriguez into counseling and barred her and her girlfriend from sitting together at lunch, among other things.Â
November 11, 2019
Alumni Condemn Catholic School’s Exclusion of Trans Students
'Bathroom panic' may well have struck again in a Catholic prep school's claim that it cannot accept transgender students.
March 7, 2016
Judge: No Excuse for Catholic School's Antigay Discrimination
A Massachusetts Catholic school violated state law when it withdrew a job offer to a man in a same-sex marriage, a judge rules.
December 17, 2015
Philly Catholic Schools Ask Parents to Pledge Faithfulness
The archdiocese calls on parents to promise they'll uphold church doctrine — a potential problem for LGBT Catholics and allies.
September 17, 2015
Fired Gay Administrator Sues Wash. Catholic School
Mark Zmuda, forced out at a Catholic school near Seattle after marrying his partner, is filing a wrongful-termination suit.
March 7, 2014
Ontario Catholic Schools Balk at Gay-Straight Alliances
Leaders of Catholic schools in Ontario, which receive a significant amount of public funding, object to legislation that would allow antibullying clubs to call themselves "gay-straight alliances."
May 29, 2012
Judge: Gay Teacher Fired by Catholic School Entitled to Damages
The North Carolina school fired the teacher in 2014 for announcing his wedding to his partner. A trial will now determine the damages he is owed.
September 7, 2021
Catholic Archdiocese Tells Schools to Reject Openly Trans Students
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis's policy would let schools bar students who have taken action toward gender affirmation.
June 26, 2020
Ohio Catholic High School Fires Teacher for Being Gay
The teacher's contract was not renewed for the next school year after someone complained to the archdiocese that oversees the school.
April 29, 2020