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DignityUSA Responds to Final Report of Vatican Synod Study Group on LGBTQ+ and other “Emerging Issues”
The Vatican Synod study group’s final report leaves many questions unanswered.
DignityUSA Board of Directors to Meet in Philadelphia April 16-18
March 4, 2010
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DignityUSA
rsquos Board of Directors will meet at the Radisson PlazaWarwick Hotel South th Street Philadelphia PA () Friday through Sunday We encourage members to see the board in action Youneed not spend the entire weekend with usThe board meets for about hour
Catholics for Equality Organizational Meeting
March 4, 2010
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DignityUSA
was requested to participate in a seminal and hastily organized gathering of Catholic LGBT advocates in Washington DC on and Irepresented in lieu of Executive Director Marie DuddyBurke who was unable to clear her calendar on short notice I was joined
Issues and Resources for GLBT Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Roman Catholic Clergy
January 14, 2010
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DignityUSA
By Stephen McDonnell MDiv MSW CACIITrauma Specialist Psychotherapist Addictions Counseloramp former Roman Catholic parish priestThis pamphlet is designed to identify issues and resources for gay lesbian bisexual and transgendered survivors who have b
The Call to Wed: Why Catholics Should Celebrate Same Sex Marriage
January 14, 2010
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DignityUSA
byPatricia Beattie JungThe contemporary debate about same sex marriage has created a wonderful opportunity for all Christians ndash whether gay lesbian bisexual transgendered or straight ndash to think about why we celebrate marriage Only when we are
Searching their souls: Can church include transgendered?
January 13, 2010
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DignityUSA
It began innocuously enough when the incoming priest at St Catherine of Siena Catholic Student Center at Drake University noticed a piece of paper on a copy machine in the parish officeOn it was a counselors authorization of hormone therapy for a tra
Two New Committees Forming
January 1, 2010
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DignityUSA
is forming two new volunteer committees Transgendered Committee and Technology CommitteeTransgenderCommitteeA volunteer Transgender Committee within is in the formation stage as we close out It is the fruition of the Transgender programming during rs
Sponsor a Board Member!
January 1, 2010
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DignityUSA
At its last meeting this fall s National Board decided to begin raising funds to help defray the cost of traveling for our Board members As many of you might know due to the financial stress has experienced in the past few years we have been asking o
Gay Catholics Welcome Unexpected Vatican Statement Opposing Use of the Death Penalty/Imprisonment Against Gay People
December 16, 2009
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DignityUSA
Leaders of the USs largest group of gay Catholics expressed surprise and satisfaction at the release of a Vatican statement that opposed the use of the death penalty and other severe violations of the human rights of gay peopleThey d that the stateme
DignityUSA: Roman Catholic? LGBT-focused?
December 14, 2009
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DignityUSA
By Daniel Helminiak is probably stronger than ever The superb work of a paid staff and talented Board has given Dignity the stability efficiency and competence to be a powerful voice for change Yet one uncertainty continues to becloud the organizatio
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