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Sign the Letter: Stand Up to the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
July 13, 2020
by
Gregory McCollum
Only th teamed up with GLAAD Shellys Voice PFLAG the Ariadne Getty Foundation and many more to host the Rally For Equality in Indianapolis Our caravan of vehicles circled the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis demonstrating against a new

The Policy on Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming Students the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Doesnt Want You to See
July 8, 2020
by
DignityUSA
has obtained a copy of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Policy and Norms on Sexual Identity in School Ministrya document that was sent to key Archdiocesan staff in but that was to be kept secret from the publicWe believe this policy needs to be expos

LGBTQI Catholic Group Disappointed by Supreme Court Ruling Denying Employment Protections to Catholic School Teachers Vows to Fight On
July 8, 2020
by
Marianne Duddy-Burke (she/her)
the organization of Catholics committed to justice equality and full inclusion of LGBTQI Catholics in the church and society is deeply disappointed in todays Supreme Court ruling that denies Catholic school teachers legal protection against job bias

Dignity Remaining Connected and Strategic during COVID Times
June 30, 2020
by
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
by
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
by
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
by
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
by
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
by
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