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Press Release Archive (1998)

DignityUSA Urges ABC Entertainment to Support "Nothing Sacred"

Submitted by dignityusa on Thu, 01/29/1998 - 00:00

Washington, DC, January 29, 1998 — DignityUSA urges ABC Entertainment and its parent company, Walt Disney, to support Nothing Sacred and resist right wing pressure to censor the show.

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DignityUSA Hails Hate Crime Study

Submitted by dignityusa on Mon, 03/09/1998 - 00:00

Washington, DC — March 9, 1998 — DignityUSA agrees with the conclusion of the Southern Poverty Law Center's report "The Year in Hate" — hate crimes are on the rise and are reaching new heights.

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DignityUSA is Disappointed and Saddened By US Catholic Bishops' Dilution of "Always Our Children" Message

Submitted by dignityusa on Tue, 06/30/1998 - 23:00

Washington, DC -- July 1, 1998 -- DignityUSA is very concerned by the latest efforts of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and its Committee on Marriage and Family Life to dilute the message and spirit of Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers.

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Gay Catholics Call Ex-Gay Ads Wrong and Destructive

Submitted by dignityusa on Tue, 07/14/1998 - 23:00

Washington, DC — July 15, 1998 — DignityUSA finds this week's advertising campaign supporting ex-gay ministries to be misleading and destructive, and not representative of Catholic teaching.

Full-page newspaper advertisements appearing in the New York Times, the Washington Post and USA Today and paid for by conservative Christian groups say that homosexuals could change their sexual orientation by accepting God's love.

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Gay Catholics Call Ex-Gay Ads Wrong and Destructive

Submitted by dignityusa on Tue, 07/14/1998 - 23:00

Washington, DC — July 15, 1998 — DignityUSA finds this week's advertising campaign supporting ex-gay ministries to be misleading and destructive, and not representative of Catholic teaching.

Full-page newspaper advertisements appearing in the New York Times, the Washington Post and USA Today and paid for by conservative Christian groups say that homosexuals could change their sexual orientation by accepting God's love.

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Gay Catholics Work to Stop Hate Crimes

Submitted by dignityusa on Wed, 09/30/1998 - 23:00

"Solidarity Sunday is just what we need to help stop hate crimes against lesbians and gay men!"
— From an anonymous letter

Washington, DC — October 1, 1998 — DignityUSA, an organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholics and their friends, announces the fourth annual observance of Solidarity Sunday on October 4, 1998.

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Gay Catholics Saddened by Alaska Catholic Bishops' Endorsement of Marriage Amendment

Submitted by dignityusa on Wed, 09/30/1998 - 23:00

Washington, DC - October 1, 1998 - DignityUSA is disappointed that the Catholic bishops of Alaska have chosen to publicly and aggressively support a state constitutional amendment that legalizes discrimination of same-sex couples in civil marriage.

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Gay Catholics Denounce Latest Round of "Ex-Gay" Ads

Submitted by dignityusa on Wed, 10/07/1998 - 23:00

Washington, DC - October 8, 1998 - DignityUSA, the nation's largest and oldest organization for gay Catholics, is appalled at the latest attempt by conservative social and religious groups to misinform the American public about homosexuality and to legitimize their own intolerance.

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DignityUSA Mourns the Senseless Death of Matthew Shepard

Submitted by dignityusa on Mon, 10/12/1998 - 23:00

Washington, DC — October 13, 1998 — DignityUSA, along with all of our members and chapters, mourns the brutal and senseless death of Matthew Shepard. DignityUSA also wishes to extend its sympathy and condolences to his family and friends.

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“A Pope for the Time to Come”

Submitted by dignityusa on Wed, 10/14/1998 - 23:00

U.S. Gay Catholics Join Over 140 International Groups in Issuing Challenging Statement About Leadership in the Roman Catholic Church

Washington, D.C., October 15, 1998 — For the 20th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's election as the head of the Roman Catholic faith community, over 140 groups in 27 countries, including DignityUSA, have issued a statement entitled A Pope for the Time to Come: Bishop of Rome and Universal Pastor.

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