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DignityUSA Letter on Plan to Allow Exclusion of LGBTQ+ Elders from Nutrition Programs
December 19, 2019
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
Secretary Alex AzarDepartment of Health and Human Services Independence Avenue SWWashington DC Dear Secretary Azar represents the majority of American Catholics who support justice equality and full inclusion of lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer

Watch Dignity/Washington Mass on Facebook Live
December 17, 2019
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DignityUSA
The DignityWashington board of directors is excited to ounce a new form of outreach and support to LGBTQIAlly Catholics near and farDignityWashington plans to begin livestreaming their Mass on the second Sunday of each month using Facebook Live Th

DignityUSA Applauds Lifting of Pontifical Secrecy in Sex Abuse Cases
December 17, 2019
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
Nearly years after The Boston Globes explosive reporting on the extent of clergy sexual abuse and episcopal cover up sparked similar investigations around the world Pope Francis has ordered an end to pontifical secrecy These measures prevented report
Fiscal Year 2019 Final Results and FY 2020 Budget
December 5, 2019
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
For the fiscal year ended posted an overall net income of This included results for the Operating Fund Jubilee Initiatives (Jubilee) National Conference (NC) and the Joint Forum with the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics (GNRC)As anticipated the

Results of Amazon Synod Mixed for the Church Bad News for Women and LGBTQI People Says Gay Catholic Organization
October 28, 2019
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
The final document of the recently concluded Amazon Synod is a mixed bag say leaders of the organization of Catholics committed to equality justice and full inclusion of lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people in church an

U.S. Bishops Misrepresent the Will of Catholics in Briefs for Supreme Court LGBT Employment Discrimination Cases
October 12, 2019
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
Boston MA Leaders of the organization of Catholics committed to justice equality and full inclusion of lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer and intersex (LGBTQI) persons in the church and society are calling on the US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Vice President Lauren Carpenter's Farewell Reflection: Dignity - A Spirit-filled Web of Support Connecting Past Present and Future
September 25, 2019
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
Below is the text of the address Lauren Carpenter delivered during the Golden iversary Banquet during our th iversary conference in Chicago Good afternoon What a bittersweet speech to give After five years on the board including two years serving as

DignityUSA Applauds Vatican Decision to Restore Liturgies at Brebeuf Jesuit High School in Indianapolis
September 24, 2019
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DignityUSA
Contacts Marie DuddyBurkeexecdir@org Meli Barbermelib@org Boston MA the organization of Catholics working for equality justice and full inclusion of LGBTQI Catholics in the church and society is applauding the Vaticans decision to temporarily suspend

Mary Hunt on the State of the Global LGBTI Catholic Movement
September 16, 2019
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Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
Mary E Huntat 's Forum Good morning buen dia Guten Tag Bonjour Happy th of It is a pleasure to be together on this US holiday Where I live in Maryland near Washington DC we always have a funky parade with Girl Scouts and politicians animal rights adv