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Keynote Speech of Mary E. Hunt at DignityUSA’s 50th Anniversary Conference in ChicagoJuly 5, 2019 Good afternoon. Let us take a few moments of communal silence to center ourselves as we enter into this extraordinary celebration of 50 years of being “True to Ourselves, True to the Spirit.”      Good afternoon again. Thank you for joining

DignityUSA Financial Report Ten Months Ended July 31, 2019 As noted in a previous Dateline article, we have begun a series of reports to inform the membership periodically regarding the financial results and position of the organization. This report covers the first ten months of the fiscal year which ends on September 30. The results

Panel: “The Theological Mandate for LGBTI Justice Work” Global Network of Rainbow CatholicsChicago, IL4 July 2019 Bryan N. Massingale, S.T.D. Fordham University New York, USA Read more about The Challenge of Idolatry for LGBTI Ministry Log in or register to post comments Source: DignityUSA

Miguel H. Diaz was the ambassador to the Holy See, and holds The John Courtney Murray Chair in Public Service at Loyola University Chicago.  This presentation was given to a gathering of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics at the DignityUSA 50th Anniversary Conference in Chicago, July 4-7, 2019. Read more about The Mystery of God, Human Dignity,

Meli Barber (ND ’08, 10) of Indianapolis, IN has been elected Vice-President of DignityUSA. Meli’s two-year term will begin October 1, 2019. Read more about GALA Member Elected Vice-President of DignityUSA 1 comment Log in or register to post comments Source: DignityUSA

In response to Dominic Conover’s commentary in the Advocate entitled “I Won’t Let the Catholic Church Silence Any More LGBTQ Students,” DignityUSA has sent the following letter to the Archbishop of Indianapolis. We urge those who agree to send a letter of their own.      August 2, 2019   Archbishop Charles Thompson Archdiocese of

Organizations SAGE Advocacy and Services for LGBT Elders www.sageusa.org see SAGENET list of 28 local national affiliates 305 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 212-741-2247 National Resource Center on LGBT Aging (coordinates with SAGE) www.lgbtagingcenter.org 212-741-2247 American Society on Aging www.asaging.org 415-974-9600 or 800-537-9728 check the LGBT Aging Issue Network (LAIN) National Center for Transgender

July 22, 2019. Over 125 Catholic theologians, community leaders and activists have sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlining strong concerns to the recently announced Commission on Unalienable Rights. Mary Ann Glendon, a Catholic known for advocating “natural law” as a basis for policy, has been tapped to head the commission. The

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. On Sunday, Cathedral High School announced its decision