New guidelines released by the Italian Bishops’ Conference has suggested that out gay men could become priests. The conference’s guidelines said that gay men should not be barred from the priesthood, if they satisfy other conditions for appointment. The report, titled Guidelines and Norms for Seminaries, wrote: “When referring to homosexual tendencies, it’s also appropriate […]

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A local councillor has launched a petition urging public authorities to remove themselves from X given the increasingly hostile nature of the platform towards minorities, saying continued engagement is the “antithesis of every councils, every public authority’s DEI strategy”. Tania Stevenson, the UK’s only independent trans councillor and who was elected to Ockbrook and Borrowash […]

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Sarah McBride has told The Independent that a new Republican move to prevent transgender youngsters playing in women’s sports “defies understanding”.  Her comments follow the US House of Representatives voting on its rule package and outlining a series of priority legislation.  Listed as one of the most-pressing concerns by the house was the need to […]

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