This book provides readers with the opportunity to go beyond anecdote and supposition in order to get a fuller grasp of research around Catholic education and LGBTQ+ matters. This is an edited collection of chapters which explores LGBTQ+ matters in relation to Catholic education. Although the field of Catholic Education Studies has grown exponentially over the past two decades, little if any attention has been published specifically about the place of LGBTQ+ students (and teachers) in the context of Catholic education. This edited book presents the various strands of research about Catholic education and LGBTQ+ inclusion. More specifically, this edited book of chapters addresses a number of broader themes including:

• What does it mean to ‘queer’ education at all? How does this sit in relation to Catholic perspectives on the purpose of Catholic education?

• When it comes to LGBTQ+ issues in relation to Catholic education, what is the research agenda?

• How might Catholic schools move beyond a ‘pastoral accommodation’ approach to LGBTQ+ students?

• What does the evidence from research in Catholic schools indicate? Are they places of inclusion, hospitality, and welcome for LGBTQ+ young people?

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Laying the groundwork Sexualities, genders, and the Catholic Church.- Chapter 3 Queer thriving in Catholic education The role of queer theologies.- Chapter 4 A Call to Reimagine Catholic Education and Schooling  A Response to Dr Seán Henry.- Chapter 5 Encounters with LGBTQ+ Lives in Catholic Schools A Fragile Hermeneutical Space? A Response to Dr Seán Henry.- Chapter 6 Towards a theory of queer thriving in Catholic education A Response to Dr Seán Henry.- Chapter 7 Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in Catholic Post Primary Schools in Ireland LGBT+ matters in a Church that is learning to love.- Chapter 8 On the journey to authentic inclusion one school’s experience of empowering Student Voice to mobilise positive change.- Chapter 9 Relationships and Sexuality Education in Catholic schools in Northern Ireland.- Chapter 10 A Transgender Perspective on Concerns About TGNB Young People in Catholic Schools.