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Archdiocese Expected to Appeal Ohio Teacher Case

By Lisa Cornwell | Tuesday Jun 4, 2013
A jury found an Ohio archdiocese discriminated against a teacher fired after becoming pregnant via artificial insemination, leaving legal experts expecting an appeal they say could have a much wider legal impact.

Trial Opens Over Firing of Pregnant Ohio Teacher

By Lisa Cornwell | Tuesday May 28, 2013
A Roman Catholic archdiocese and two of its schools violated the civil rights of a teacher who was fired after she became pregnant through artificial insemination, her attorney told jurors Tuesday.

UK School’s Anti-Bullying Education Not Spurred by "Gay Shoes"

By Winnie McCroy | Wednesday May 15, 2013
A London Catholic school said their decision to call in gay rights group Stonewall to give lessons on homophobic bullying was not prompted by a five-year-old boy calling another student’s shoes "gay."

Lesbian Catholic School Teacher Fired in Ohio

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Apr 19, 2013
The principal of a Catholic high school in Columbus, Ohio, fired a teacher after someone noticed that, in her mother’s published obituary, she has a same-sex partner.

Catholic School Administrator Fired for Backing Gay Marriage

By Amanda Lee Myers | Tuesday Feb 12, 2013
A Catholic school assistant principal was fired yesterday over comments he made on his blog in support of gay marriage.

Minn. Catholic School Fires Teacher Over Gay Marriage Stance

Wednesday Jun 13, 2012
A Catholic school in Moorhead, Minn., terminated a fifth grade teacher after she told administrators she disagreed with the church’s stance on gay marriage.

Big Canadian Province to Pressure Catholic School to Allow Gay Groups

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Jun 5, 2012
Some Catholic schools in Canada are prohibiting students from creating gay-straight alliances but an amendment to a law may change that.

Gay Student Says He Was Chucked Out of Dorm Room Due to ’Phobic Roomie

By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Mar 17, 2011
A student at Seton Hall University says that he was forced out of his dorm room after his roommate complained to the administration about being assigned housing with a gay man.

Canada’s Catholic Schools Won’t Ban GLSEN - & Won’t Teach Hate

By Steve Weinstein | Thursday Jan 13, 2011
Apparently as a result of media reports, a school district in rural Ontario has reversed itself & will allow gay-straight alliances. But the board went even further, tempering the church’s teachings on the sinfulness of homosexuality.

Mass. Cardinal: Catholic schools welcome all

By Jay Lindsay | Thursday May 20, 2010
Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley on Wednesday defended a priest who denied admission to a parish school to a gay couple’s child, calling it a pastoral decision and saying the priest had his "full confidence and support."