For the 12-year-old student at St Francis of Assisi School, wearing a favorite old tee shirt with a gay pride message on “Dress Down Day” was nothing new. She had worn it before on relaxed-dress-code days with no problem, she told The Brew. But this past Friday, at the end of the mass that she Read more
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Classmates support student after Catholic priest has her remove gay pride shirt
Thursday, November 25th, 2021Police cancel gay pride march in Fiji
Friday, May 18th, 2012Gay rights activists in Suva are angry at Fijian police for canceling a gay pride march. The police reportedly said they were unaware that the march had been organised to advocate gay rights until just before it was scheduled to begin. But Oceania Pride founder Jasmine Kaur has told the Australia Network she properly notified police about Read more
All welcome here, gay or straight, rich or poor…
Friday, June 17th, 2011
“You are all welcome here, gay or straight, rich or poor, young or old, black or white” is the message St Cecilia’s priest, Fr John Unni delivered to his parishioners last Sunday. His homily was in direct defiance of the Archdiocese’s policy but brought a standing ovation, the first any parishioner can remember. “Here, you Read more