Tag: Catholic
Grade 6 students’ project on gay rights a no-go for Ottawa Catholic school principal
When two Grade 6 students at St. George Catholic School in Ottawa in Canada, were assigned a class project on social justice, they chose gay rights as their topic.
Julie K. Parrott shares story of courage amidst adversity
Recently released biography follows one woman’s quest to acceptance, truth and happiness.
Vatican forced to backtrack over document supporting gay people and divorcees after backlash from conservative bishops
The Vatican appears to be backtracking over a landmark document which said gay people had ‘gifts and qualities’ to offer the Catholic church after an outcry from conservative bishops.
Ireland : Religious schools to join campaign on homophobia
Children’s classrooms will have posters urging an end to bullying based upon sexual identity.
Catholic Philadelphia Area High School Fires Gay Teacher After he Applies for Marriage License
The Human Rights Campaign, the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is calling on Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, PA to immediately cease discriminatory employment practices targeting their LGBT teachers.
Croatia: MEPs regret Church-led referendum on marriage
On 1 December, Croatian citizens will be called to vote on whether to alter the constitution to define marriage as ‘matrimony between a man and a woman’.