Outreach has learned through more than a dozen interviews about repeated arrests, frequent violence, food shortages, outbreaks of malaria and typhoid, inadequate shelter and persistent discrimination facing LGBTQ people—many of whom have been stranded in Kenya for years.

LGBTQ Catholic educators are deeply committed to and make unique contributions to the Catholic mission of their schools.

LGBTQ+ ministry in Catholic schools (and anywhere in the Church) relies on hope.

We must proudly declare that we belong in this church through our baptism and endeavor to claim our place in our local community. LGBTQ people need to reconceive our sexual identity as part of the Imago Dei, or the image of God.

Like all good ministry, accompaniment is a relational ministry that cultivates Christian discipleship.

So as to propose a bridge between the church and its LGBTQ community, I propose raising up a value that is paramount within the gay community. I call it radically inclusive friendship.

From almost the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has signaled that LGBTQ people should not be excluded from the circle of Catholic faith and practice.

Christian (and particularly Catholic) theology on gender combined with male-dominated religious imagery are often used to justify machismo attitudes that oppress women and LGBTQ+ persons.

As priests, we have a responsibility to discern the Spirit of God with all members of the LGBTQ community.

Queer believers belong to a proud movement that is making the church more Christlike. Our LGBTQ history affirms that we are not, and have never been, alone.