75% of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils in faith schools experience homophobic bullying at school, compared to 65% in non-faith schools (Stonewall’s The School Report, 2007 ). Their 2012 School Report, which has just been published, doesn’t give the current…
queer families
Trans people need equality to get our marriages confiscated by the state back
Comment at PinkNews by Sarah Brown Cambridge Liberal Democrat councillor Sarah Brown explains from the perspective of a transgendered person why she’s supporting the Out4Marriage campaign. The current unfair and discriminating system of opposite sex marriages and same sex civil…
Catholics and Gay Marriage: Hostile Rant Meets Strong Response.
Here’s some good news for queer Catholics. In parallel with the Guardian story, the Catholic Herald (which is generally pretty hostile to anything smacking of LGBT inclusion, and particularly of the Soho Masses, has a typically deranged rant by William…
Gay Adoption, Florida: One year on
One year ago today, a Florida court struck down the state’s prohibition on adoption by gay men and lesbians, which had been supported by social and political conservatives on the grounds that gay adoption is supposedly bad for the children.…
The Fruit of the Spirit, and the Well-rounded Character
Having prayed for the Spirit of God to fill our hearts and guide our lives, it’s time to take the message of Pentecost further. In fact, what I’d like to do is address an issue I’d been studying over the…
Catholic Support for Queer Equality: No Surprise!
At Religion Dispatches, Paul Gorrell says nobody should be surprised that Catholics collectively favour LGBT equality. He writes about the recent study by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), which shows that Catholics do so in greater numbers than the population…
Queer Parents: Listen To The Families
“People say sexuality is a taught thing. They say that a gay father will teach you to be gay. But sexuality is genetically wired into us. Hatred is the taught thing. -Alex Wagenhoffer-Zahnwo Scott adds: “If you grow up eating…
In the Navy:Official Disapproval,Sensitivity in Bereavement.
In the Catholic Church, many people will know that in spite of official disapproval from on high, and outright hostility by some individuals in the church, very often parishes on the ground can be truly welcoming and accepting, with acceptance…
Mind your language!
Cogitum autem est in cognoscente secundum modum cognoscentis. No, you haven’t been redirected to another site from QTC! I thought it’s time to grapple a topic which is crucial to our discussion on gay issues. So: “A thing known exists…
Pope Benedict’s Strong Argument for Gay Marriage, Queer Families.
Last Sunday, I picked up a little book at the Soho Masses bookstall called “Christians and Sexuality in the Time of AIDS“, a useful little book, which I bought at a ridiculously low bargain price. Some of the insights have…
