Gay Catholics Archives

Fired Indianapolis Catholic school counselor files lawsuit

Associated Press, Church in the US
Oct 22, 2019

A former guidance counselor at an Indianapolis Catholic high school who was fired for being in a same-sex marriage is suing the archdiocese.

Pope meets with Jesuit criticized by conservatives for gay outreach

Associated Press, Vatican
Sep 30, 2019

Pope Francis met privately Monday with an American Jesuit who has been attacked by conservative U.S. Catholics for reaching out to gays, the latest evidence of Francis’s willingness to shrug off right-wing criticism for the sake of his pastoral priorities.

Church: Free speech protects decision to fire teacher

Associated Press, Church in the US
Aug 22, 2019

Catholic Church leaders in Indianapolis are citing the First Amendment as a defense to a lawsuit filed by a teacher who was fired because he’s in a same-sex marriage.

Catholic parents sue school officials, state for removing lesbian daughter from home

Associated Press, Church in the US
Aug 16, 2019

A Connecticut couple is accusing local and state officials of wrongly removing their teenage daughter from their home and destroying their relationship with her based on the false belief they were mistreating the girl because she is lesbian.

Gay counselor sues Indianapolis archdiocese over her firing

Associated Press
Jul 30, 2019

A gay guidance counselor is suing the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, accusing it of discrimination for firing her because she’s in a same-sex marriage.

Brazilian archbishop forces cancellation of ‘disrespectful’ theater production

Church in the Americas
Jul 30, 2019

A theatrical performance called “The Coronation of Our Lady of the Transvestites” was canceled on July 19 in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte after the local archdiocese released a statement defining it as “a prejudiced and criminal action of disrespect of the Catholic Christian faith.”