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A Light in the Darkness
This season holds particular significance for queer Catholics.
DignityUSA Comments on HHS Proposal to Allow Health Care Workers to Refuse Services/Clients they Find Objectionable
March 27, 2018
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DignityUSA
The following comments were submitted to the US Department of Health and Human Services in response to proposed rules that would allow health care workers to refuse to treat individuals or provide services they object to on religious or moral grounds
Help Needed to Enhance Rainbow of DignityUSA Board of Directors
March 23, 2018
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DignityUSA
Help Needed to Enhance Rainbow of Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors tries to make decisions set direction based on the entire Dignity Movement We recognize that our cultural heritages language groups races locations as well as sexual orientati
Every Day Is International Womens Day: A Discussion of Voices of Faiths 2018 Why Women Matter Event and the Work of Feminist Ministries
March 14, 2018
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DignityUSA
Remarks from Teleconference (in order)Kate McElwee Executive Director Womens Ordination Conference (WOC)Marie DuddyBurke Executive Director Mary E Hunt Codirector Womens Alliance for Theology Ethics and Ritual (WATER)Audio available here httpssound
The Francis Papacy at Five: What Has Changed for LGBTQI and Ally Catholics?
March 8, 2018
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DignityUSA
LGBTQI Catholics See Mixed Record in First Five Years of the Francis PapacyRenew Offer of DialogueMarie DuddyBurke executive director of issued the following statement in conjunction with the fifth iversary of the election of Pope FrancisOn Catholics
DignityUSA Treasurer Writes Letter to Bishops who Signed Transphobic Letter
February 7, 2018
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DignityUSA
The following letter was sent to Bishop Bambera of Scranton PA Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia PA Archbishop Kurtz of Louisville KY and Bishop Conley of Lincoln NE in Each of these bishops was a cosigner on a letter that directed parents not to sup
DignityUSA Hiring Grant-Writing Consultant
February 7, 2018
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DignityUSA
the organization of Catholics committed to justice equality and full inclusion of LGBTQI people in our church and society is seeking an experienced grantwriting consultant to assist in grantwriting to targeted funders for initiatives connected with a
Vatican's World Meeting of Families Removes Images of Same-Sex Couples from Resource Booklet
January 30, 2018
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DignityUSA
Attempts to Deny Reality Hurt Families and Church says the organization of Catholics committed to justice equality and full inclusion of LGBTQI people in our church and society responded with dis to reports in The Irish Times that images of samesex
Conscience and Religious Freedom Division of HHS Threatens the Health of LGBT People says Catholic Advocacy Organization
January 18, 2018
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DignityUSA
Boston the organization of Catholics committed to justice equality and full inclusion of LGBTQI people in the Church and society vehemently objected to the Trump DignityUSAistrations creation of a Conscience and Religious Freedom Division within the US De
Celebrating 2017's Accomplishments
December 29, 2017
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DignityUSA
As draws to a close is taking time to reflect on some on our accomplishments With our members' and donors' support hasCondemned a letterdirecting parents of transgender children not to support their kids in living their true genderpublished on the Un