DignityUSA Leaders Interviewed as California Begins Marrying Gay and Lesbian Couples

June 16, 2008

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DignityUSA

<p><span class=Apple-style-span style=font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;> <p style=font-family: VerdanaArialHelveticasans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px;><strong>Monday June 16 2008 &mdash;&nbsp;</strong>DignityUSA Vice President Lourdes Rodgriguez-Nogues is scheduled to appear on CNN en Espanol&rsquo;s show&nbsp;<em>Encuentro</em>&nbsp;tonight in a live segment during the 6:00 PM hour Eastern time. She will discuss the beginning of marriage for same-gender couples in California from the perspective of having been married in Massachusetts four years ago this week. Please check local listings for broadcast times or find the video at&nbsp; <a href=http://www.cnn.com/video/#/spanish target=_blank style=font-family: VerdanaArialHelveticasans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0 0 102); text-decoration: none;>http://www.cnn.com/video/#/spanish</a>.</p> <p style=font-family: VerdanaArialHelveticasans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px;>In addition DignityUSA Board member Ramon Rodgriguez will be interviewed on CNN Radio en Espanol on the same topic. Ramon&rsquo;s comments will be aired during news coverage for the next day or so via satellite radio.</p> <p style=font-family: VerdanaArialHelveticasans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; margin-right: 30px;>Comments from Executive Director Marianne Duddy-Burke appear in the June 13 2008 issue of the&nbsp;<em>San Francisco Catholic&nbsp;</em>that focused on the upcoming ballot initiative designed to overturn the ruling. She spoke about the need for people to understand the distinction between civil and religious marriage and urged campaigners to be honest about the fact that the court ruling does not force any church to perform or recognize marriages they choose not to. The full article can be read at&nbsp; <a href=http://www.catholic-sf.org/web_csf_6.13.08.pdf target=_blank style=font-family: VerdanaArialHelveticasans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0 0 102); text-decoration: none;>http://www.catholic-sf.org/web_csf_6.13.08.pdf</a>.</p> </span></p>