Official Seeks Ban on Pride Flags in Ontario Catholic Schools
Controversies over whether Catholic schools in Ontario, Canada, can fly Pride flags continue, as do protests by parents, teachers, and LGBTQ+ students. Read More
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Ontario Catholic School Board Restricts Student Access to LGBTQ+ Books
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board, in southwest Ontario, recently restricted access to books that portray LGBTQ+ characters, making the texts unavailable to some students. Read More
Ontario’s Education Minister Backs Effort to Fly Pride Flags at Province’s Catholic Schools
Ontario's education minister and a leading Canadian newspaper have publicly defended the flying of Pride flags and other supports for LGBTQ+ students in the province's Catholic schools after a heated dispute on the issue last month. Read More
Ontario Students Seek End to Anti-2SLGBTQ+ Discrimination in Catholic Schools
Students in Ontario are uniting in action to demand and end to LGBTQ discrimination in Catholic schools by releasing a statement calling for structural reforms in their educational institutions. Read More
GSAs in Ontario Catholic Schools Grow Students’ Faith, Build ‘Glory of God’
Gay-straight alliances are sometimes controversial in Catholic education. Yet five years after some Canadian legislators... Read More
Catholic Schools in Ontario Cancel Children’s Play on Gender Identity
Catholic schools in Ontario, Canada have canceled scheduled performances of a play because of concerns that... Read More
In Ontario, Catholic Teachers Pave the Way for LGBTQ Inclusion
Today’s post is by guest blogger Kevin Welbes Godin. For the past four years, I... Read More
Ontario Teachers' Decision to March in WorldPride Parade Draws Criticism
Catholic educators in Ontario are planning to march in the WorldPride 2014 parade in Toronto, a... Read More
Ontario Catholic Schools Trustee Is Chastised for LGBT Support
A trustee of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board in Ontario, Canada, has been punished by... Read More
Ontario Catholic School Controversy Could Easily Have Been Avoided
A recent story from Ontario highlights institutional Catholic intransigence over LGBT issues is trumping reasonable... Read More