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March 2012 Dateline
For us these two days were enlightening and challenging. We were impressed at the work . . . organizations committed to the human/social rights of transgender persons and their families. We were...
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April 2012 Dateline
''It's my mother's love and compassion, and willingness to stand up for what is right that you see stand-ing before you today . . . and not 'Barbara Johnson, lesbian denied Communion,' or 'Barbara...
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May 2012 Dateline
Lourdes said that when she ultimately did decide to come out to her mother, who like in most Hispanic families is both the head and the heart of the family, her mother responded with two questions....
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June 2012 Dateline
To the many wounded, Catholic lesbians and straight women out there, to the young adults seeking for a place to be activists, to the GLBT people of color who feel they have to choose between their two...
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July 2012 Dateline
What a fitting indicator of the state of our movement. People of faith are more visible than ever in all aspects of our justice struggle this year. Governors, legislators, activists, bloggers,...
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August 2012 Dateline
The joint board meeting and young adult gathering has begun to energize others. Relationships are being developed building community. Sharing our stories with one another allows us to come together in...
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September 2012 Dateline
Poll after poll shows that younger generations of Catholics are in favor of issues such as same-sex marriage, adoption rights for LGBT couples, and LGBT representation among our religious...
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October 2012 Dateline
While we often raise up the gifts of our larger chapters, who have the resources to offer many programs and services locally and nationally, the evening I spent in Rochester reminded me how blessed...
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November 2012 Dateline
. . . we are seeing a regression and undoing of Vatican II. It feels as if the Church leaders want to turn back the clock on the strides we have made. But we must not despair; we must continue our...
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December 2012 Dateline
DignityUSA is a valued and recognized partner in many issues affecting the LGBT community, such as marriage equality and Nun Justice. As a strong group of believers, we served in coalitions in favor of...
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January 2013 Dateline
Whether we are working to ensure that LGBT people and our families find welcome and affirmation in parishes across the country, offering sacraments to our community in our chapters, or talking with...
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February 2013 Dateline
"I would simply like to thank DignityUSA for standing up for the right of homosexuals. This sets a huge example for other Catholic churches to take up a similar belief. Welcoming homosexuality into the...
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March 2013 Dateline
If I were pope . . . I’d ask half the bishops and cardinals to replace themselves with a thoughtful woman and complete their ministries in a prison or homeless shelterJan Phillips in "If I Were Pope"...
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April 2013 Dateline
Spring is finally here, and with it longer and brighter days, and baseball! Nothing cheers me up more in April than the beginning of baseball season. I am relentlessly hopeful for the Red Sox and...
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May 2013 Dateline
The week of April 15 was surreal. New York and Washington, DC know all too well what terror is like. Boston has just suffered tremendously. In Boston, Patriot’s Day is usually a wonderful day off for...
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Dateline June 2013 issue
Blessed Pride! What a year it has been! With the recent enactment of marriage equality in Rhode Island, Delaware, and Minnesota, it is estimated that one in five same-sex couples now live in places...
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Dateline July 2013 issue
The results are in! 456 members cast votes in the 2013 Board Election. The members overwhelmingly endorsed another two-year term for Lourdes Rodriguez-Nogues and Lewis Speaks-Tanner as President and...
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August 2013 Dateline
"The riveting and energizing liturgies, the tangible sense of community and empowerment, and the uplifting feeling of unity that comes from placing oneself within that rolling, unstoppable river of...
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Dateline Sept 2013
If I had any doubt about the power of the Papal pulpit, it disappeared in the days following Pope Francis’ post-World Youth Day onboard press conference in which he addressed a reporter’s question on a...
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Dateline - October 2013
As we move into a new season and greet the coming autumn, I am hoping our Church will move into a new season as well. I am hoping that Francis is serious about change and that there is a profound...
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