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A Light in the Darkness
This season holds particular significance for queer Catholics.
Dignity Remaining Connected and Strategic during COVID Times
June 30, 2020
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Gregory McCollum
This has been no ordinary time Masks social distancing and almost no contact with friends family or coworkers have kept many folks apart Yet Dignity Chapters Communities and Caucuses across the US have come together and remain connected in new and in
LGBTQI Catholic Group Denounces Unspeakably Cruel Ban on Transgender Students in Indianapolis
June 24, 2020
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
New directives from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis that ban some transgender students from Catholic schools are being called unspeakably cruel and based on ignorance and misconceptions by leaders of the LGBTQI Catholic group A policy released to arc
Justice Takes a Bold Step Forward in its Rocky Climb
June 15, 2020
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
LGBTQI Catholic Group Responds to Supreme Court Decision Protecting LGBTQI Workers joins millions across the country in celebrating todays Supreme Court decision that gay lesbian bisexual and transgender employees are protected from discrimination un
Pride Prejudice and Pandemic
June 3, 2020
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
A Pride Message for the Dignity Community from Marie DuddyBurke Executive DirectorI am surely not the first to that this is a Pride Month like no other With most Pride es and festivals canceled out of wellplaced concern for the health of our communit
DignityUSA Condemns Racism White Supremacy in Wake of Recent Killings of Black People
June 1, 2020
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people andnot be in favor of justice for all peopleDr Martin Luther King JrAs a Catholic justiceseeking organization is compelled to condemn the systemic racism that has resulted in the deaths of
DignityUSA and Dayton Community Protest Teacher Firing Call for Contract Abolishment
May 13, 2020
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
In letters sent to the Archbishop of Cincinnati and the Living Beatitudes Community a ministry of DignityDayton have strongly protested the decision to refuse contract renewal to a teacher who gave years of exemplary service to a Catholic high schoo
First Half 2020 Financial Results
April 30, 2020
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DignityUSA
Report by Linda Roberts TreasurerFor the first half of the fiscal year ( ) the Operating Fund reported an operating loss of compared to a budgeted loss of This improved financial result from budget is attributed to both higher income and lower
Dignity in the COVID-19 Era
April 15, 2020
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DignityUSA
Dear Members and Friends of As we continue to celebrate this most unusual and challenging Easter season we wanted to share some thoughts on how the work of Dignity carries on even in the coronavirus eraFirst we are very pleased to report that we have
Communications to Chapters Communities and Caucuses
April 15, 2020
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DignityUSA
We want to invite all our Chapters Communities and Caucuses to participate in a series of conference calls to connect with all our leaders during this time of isolation Specifically we want to hear about how our members are remaining connected and ho