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Lay Catholic LGB Discrimination in the 21st Century

“There are still multiple forms of Church influenced discrimination in the 21st Century” The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics released its first report about Lay Catholic LGB Discrimination in a Live broadcast on June 28.  This is an important piece of work and represents voices that cry out to be heard. During the launch Dr…… Continue reading Lay Catholic LGB Discrimination in the 21st Century

‘The Book of Queer Prophets’

Quest is delighted to see the publication and release today of ‘The Book of Queer Prophets’ (by Harper Collins)  #queerprophets. “THE BOOK OF QUEER PROPHETS’ challenges the idea that sexuality and faith are incompatible and highlights the stories of people who are excluded by faith communities that preach about love but fail to assist the…… Continue reading ‘The Book of Queer Prophets’

IDAHO(BIT) 2020

A Worldwide Celebration of Sexual and Gender Diversities Deposition from the Cross. Good Friday in a Time of Virus. Image by Vywcheslav Okun, SJ With Covid19 has come a unified sense of vulnerability across the country and across the world. Our stories have something in common with those of our neighbours, immediate and abroad, and…… Continue reading IDAHO(BIT) 2020

COVID-19 – Impact on the LGBT community

Our friends at the LGBT Foundation are undertaking a “survey is being carried out to help us identify how LGBT communities in the UK areContinue reading COVID-19 – Impact on the LGBT community

Quest in the North radio interview

If you didn’t hear Gez Hodgson and Mark Dowd from the Quest in the North Group live on Mike Shaft’s, Manchester Radio, Sunday Morning show, you can catch-up now.  It’s a great interview starting at: 01:46:33.  Listen through to 01:58:20 to catch the whole thing (there’s an interesting boxing match interruption part way through so…… Continue reading Quest in the North radio interview

LGBT+ Campaigner meets Pope Francis

In mid-November, Pope Francis met with Jayne Ozanne, a prominent gay evangelical Anglican campaigner against so-called “conversion therapy”. During the meeting, which took place after Mass in the Pope’s private chapel, Ms Ozanne presented the Pope with a copy of her memoir, Just Love, and the findings of a 2018 survey into faith and sexuality.…… Continue reading LGBT+ Campaigner meets Pope Francis

LGBT+ Catholics Westminster challenge Home Office abuses

The LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council is deeply troubled by reports of humiliating and insensitive lines of interrogation of LGBT+ asylum seekers by the Home Office. Such experiences of Home Office prejudice are often shared by LGBT+ refugees within our own Catholic community. We applaud the Metropolitan Community Church – North London for undertaking this…… Continue reading LGBT+ Catholics Westminster challenge Home Office abuses

Book Review: In the Closet of the Vatican

In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy by Frédéric Martel (English translation by Shaun Whiteside, Bloomsbury, 2019) Before reading this book, I thought I had a fair idea of the high proportion of gay clerics in the ranks of the institutional Church. After reading it, I realise that I had badly underestimated the…… Continue reading Book Review: In the Closet of the Vatican

LGBTQI+ people held in detention: LEND YOUR VOICE

UKLGIG has launched the #LendYourVoice campaign with 28 LGBTQI+ celebrities and influencers to share the stories of LGBTQI+ people who have been held within the UK immigration detention system. They are releasing one video on Twitter every day for 28 days. Celebrities and influencers involved in the campaign include Great British Bake Off star Rav Bansal,…… Continue reading LGBTQI+ people held in detention: LEND YOUR VOICE