News and Views
Articles by Grace Doerfler
“Dear Alana” tells the “heartbreaking” story of an LGBTQ Catholic hurt by conversion therapy
Outreach Originals Grace Doerfler / Outreach Staff / September 6, 2023The podcast, detailing the suicide of a young Catholic woman who’d undergone conversion therapy, delicately portrays both the tragedy of a young woman’s life cut short and the culture of a church in which she felt unable to survive.
Queer women are part of the church, too
Outreach Originals Grace Doerfler / Outreach Staff / February 9, 2023The church will only be enriched if it enables queer women to be visible and flourish.
A more universal church
Outreach Originals Grace Doerfler / May 1, 2022I believe that young queer people can help to create a more catholic church—that is, a more universal church, in which all are truly welcome.
Catholic universities celebrate LGBTQ students with Queer Prom and Pridefest
Link Grace Doerfler / April 18, 2022Two campus news stories show the LGBTQ progress that continues to be made in Catholic higher education.