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Regarding transgender people, the document says a person who identifies as transgender can be baptized like any other adult, “as long as there is no risk of causing scandal or disorientation” to other Catholics.
Staying faithful to the Roman Catholic Church -- when it's not always faithful to you -- takes inner fortitude, writes Christopher Pett.
In the first in a series on coming out within various faiths, graduate student Elizabeth Sextro talks about reconciling her Catholic and queer identities.
A group of LGBTQ Catholics recently attended the Church's World Youth Day to spread a message of love -- and counter the ugliness coming from the Vatican.
Queer Catholics have long had to reconcile the dichotomy of evil in the pulpit and what they believe.
Queer Catholics, marriage equality supporters and allies gathered in the City of Brotherly Love, where the pope arrived Saturday for the last stop of his U.S. visit.
Those who've recently lost their jobs at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, N.H., say it was because they're members or supporters of the LGBTQ+ community.
"Never condemn them," he told his weekly audience.
The Pope Emeritus, who retired from the papacy in 2013, said marriage equality was the product of the Antichrist.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue says the entertainment industry is driving the LGBTQ agenda and enticing adolescents to "experiment."
He still refers to homosexuality as a “sin” though.
Rev. Fred Daley came out 11 years ago and never looked back, saying he's happy to be the person that God created him to be.
"There are laws that regulate life inside the church," the pope said after giving an inclusive message at the World Youth Day gathering.
The singer didn't want to write a bunch of love songs, which is exactly what he ended up doing.
A queer woman explores her identity in Delivery Girl.
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.
Mirza talks about integrating all aspects of her identity and finding the commonalties with other people.
Faith and queerness are not exclusive. More data could help push back against hate while allowing LGBTQ+ people to tell more expansive stories about themselves.
Leo Bancroft feared coming out as trans even though his church is accepting -- but he found a warm welcome.
This out Latinx executive says true allyship means leaning into discomfort and vulnerability.
