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30 Years of Welcoming Guests for a Meal and Company
April 18, 2014
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DignityUSA
The simple pleasure of a meal at the end of the day on Friday usually coming at the end of a long week for most of us was for a long time not something that the most vulnerable members of the Boston area community could count on But in members of two
Deb Myers and Nickie Valdez Celebrate 25 Years
April 18, 2014
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DignityUSA
On on asunny and brisk Valentines Day weekend Deb Myers and Nickie Valdez celebrated their th iversary of Holy Union with a liturgy at Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church in San Antonio Texas Officiating for Deb and Nickie was Daniel Helminiak a longtime
Now is the Acceptable Time
April 18, 2014
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DignityUSA
by Lourdes RodriguezNogues President We are now in the midst of our Lenten season and as believers we use this time as a preparation to celebrate the mystery of the Death and Resurrection of Christ Jesus In whatever way we have chosen to prepare our
Dignity Members Lead Workshop on Courageous Conversations
March 6, 2014
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DignityUSA
By Tierra OrtizRodriguez DignityHouston PresidentSo many themes emerged from the Creating Change conference hosted in Houston this year and powerful words like intersectional justicerdquo vulnerabilityrdquo and preferred pronounsrdquo
Reflections on the Creating Change Conference
March 6, 2014
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DignityUSA
Creating Change is perhaps the largest regular gathering of LGBT people in the entire nation Each year thousands of people come from all over the country to engage in several days of celebration education activism and love To paint you a picture of t
2015 Convention Seeking Volunteers
March 6, 2014
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DignityUSA
The National Convention in Seattle will be just months away We are getting geared up and ready for you to join usWe are looking for people to help out on our committees You do not need to be in the Great Northwest to work on the Convention itis a nat
Why I Joined the DignityUSA Board
March 6, 2014
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DignityUSA
By Victor Postemski Board memberFor many years I have served in various capacities within my local chapter DignityBoston There I served as a member of the Board of Directors a term as chapter vice president and two terms as chapter president I loved
The Time is Now
March 6, 2014
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DignityUSA
A man can kill with a knife of steel with a gun a bomb or a lance But theres a new law therersquos a new law a man can kill with a glancerdquoSome of you remember this tune sung in Catholicchurches in the rsquos Twist that last phrase just a bit
Diversity in the Ranks
March 6, 2014
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DignityUSA
By Jim Smith Associate DirectorOn a visit to DignityHouston I had the pleasure to see their President Tierra OrtizRodriguez in action What is somewhat unique about this chapter President is that Tierra is not Catholic Her deep interest inthe work of