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LGBTQI Catholics: Archbishop Thompson’s Attacks on Gay Teachers part of “Sinister, Coordinated Campaign of Violence” Boston, MA. June 25, 2019. Leaders of DignityUSA, the world’s oldest organization of Catholics supporting equality and full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) Catholics in the church and society deplore the continuing and systematic discrimination against LGBTQI people in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. |
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LGBTQI Catholic Group Stands in Solidarity with Jesuit School Told it Cannot Call Itself “Catholic” after Supporting Married Gay Teacher Boston, MA. June 21, 2019. Leaders of DignityUSA, the world’s oldest organization of Catholics supporting equality and full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) Catholics in the church and society, say they are “in absolute solidarity” with Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. The Indianapolis high school, run by the Jesuit order, has been ordered by Archbishop Charles Thompson not to call itself “Catholic” after refusing to terminate the employment of a teacher who married a same-sex partner. |
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New Vatican Document on Transgender Issues Deemed “Dangerous, Deceptive and Divisive” by LGBTQI Catholic Leaders June 10, 2019, Boston, MA. The Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education today released a document entitled “Male and Female He Created Them: Toward a Path of Dialogue on the Question of Gender Theory in Education.” Leaders of DignityUSA, the organization of Catholics who support justice, equality, and full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people in the Church and society, called the document “dangerous, disingenuous, and divisive.” |
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DignityUSA Letter to US Senators re Equality Act, S. 788 (2019): Catholics of Both Parties Support Equaiity This letter was sent to all US Senators May 10, 2019
United States Senate Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator: We are writing to urge swift action and your full support of the Equality Act, S.788. DignityUSA, marking 50 years of working for equality for LGBT Catholics in our church and society, represents the significant majority of Catholic voters who agree with the protections this bill would extend to vulnerable groups in our society. |
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An Open Letter to Catholics: The Church You Long For Already Exists! Dear Fellow Catholics, I have spoken with dozens of you in the days following the close of the much-touted Vatican sex abuse summit. To a person, you have expressed disappointment, frustration, sadness, anger, even disgust at the failure of this gathering to produce even the most minimal substantive universal policy change. As one of you said, “Even the greediest corporation gets the importance of going on record with a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to sexual abuse. Why can’t the church get its act together?” |
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DignityUSA Deplores Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Transgender Military Ban January 23, 2019. Boston, MA. DignityUSA, the organization of Catholics that has been working for justice, equality, and full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people in church and society for fifty years, denounced the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows the Trump administration to bar many transgender people from U.S. military service while the policy is being reviewed by lower courts. |
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Pope Francis Again Demonstrates Dangerous Ignorance About Gay Sexuality; Remarks About Gay Priests Perpetuate Damaging and Discredited Stereotypes Boston, MA, December 3, 2018. DignityUSA, the world’s oldest and largest organization of Catholics committed to justice, equality, and full inclusion of LGBTQI people in the church and society, expressed its deep concern about reported passages in Pope Francis’ new book, saying they reveal a profound ignorance of human sexuality, perpetuate long-disproved myths about lesbian and gay people, and promote discrimination and violence against LGBTQI people around the world. |
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Stepping Forward into Servant Leadership by Marie Sweeney, Director of DignityUSA I have several family members in AA. When each of them receives a coin for additional time of recovery, someone in their AA group does the presentation. It may be the presenter or the entire group who poses the question, “So how did you do it (further recovery)? And the recipient always answers with the truth, “one day at a time.” |
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DignityUSA's Statement at Shelly Fitzgerald Press Conference, Indianapolis, IN November 15, 2018 Statement of DignityUSA in Support of Shelly Fitzgerald November 15, 2018 Indianapolis, IN |
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Pope’s total ban on death penalty means Vatican must vigorously oppose death penalty for being LGBTQI, says US Catholic group Aug. 6, 2018. Last week, Pope Francis changed the Catechism of the Catholic Church to make the death penalty entirely unacceptable, saying it is “an attack” on human dignity. DignityUSA, the organization of LGBTQI Catholics and allies, welcomes this change, along with many other Catholics around the world. DignityUSA also notes that this news has some very important and particular implications for LGBTQI people. Therefore, DignityUSA Executive Director Marianne Duddy-Burke has issued the following statement: |