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") ") Skip to main content Celebrating the wholeness and holiness of LGBTQI Catholics Join Mailing Lists Donate 800.877.8797 operations@dignityusa.org Search form Search Toggle navigation Home News Ways to Give Resources Aging with Dignity FAQ - General FAQ - Gender Theology Pride Rosary Dignity and Race History People Log in Vatican Statement Denying Blessings to Same-Sex Couples “Exacerbates Pain and Anger” for Gay Catholics says DignityUSA Recent News Breath of the Spirit Reflection: Blueprints for a Resurrection Breath of the Spirit Reflection: Why are we so fickle in our welcoming? Dignity In the News: Responding the Vatican Statement on Same-Sex Couples Breath of the Spirit Reflection: Prayers and Supplications Vatican Statement Denying Blessings to Same-Sex Couples “Exacerbates Pain and Anger” for Gay Catholics says DignityUSA Action Alert: Your Voice Needed on the Equality Act Find Your Community Featured Questions - Gender Theology Is DignityUSA (DUSA) an accepting and welcoming church for transgender and non-binary persons and does it actively oppose the Catholic Church’s (Church) teachings? Has DUSA adopted specific sacraments that can affirm a transgender and non-binary person’s authentic identity (e.g. baptismal right under chosen name)? Read More Answers Statement of Position and Purpose We believe that gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex Catholics in our diversity are members of Christ's mystical body, numbered among the People of God. We have an inherent dignity because God created us, Christ died for us, and the Holy Spirit sanctified us in Baptism, making us temples of the Spirit, and channels through which God's love becomes visible. Because of this, it is our right, our privilege, and our duty to live the sacramental life of the Church, so that we might become more powerful instruments of God's love working among all people. Read more about Statement of Position and Purpose Español Vision Statement DignityUSA envisions and works for a time when Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Catholics are affirmed and experience dignity through the integration of their spirituality with their sexuality, and as beloved persons of God participate fully in all aspects of life within the Church and Society. The current Dateline dated March 24, 2021 is Responding to the Vatican, National Townhall, and More Visit the Dateline archive . The current Breath of the Spirit is Breath of the Spirit Easter, April 4th 2021 Visit our Breath of the Spirit archive. Join Our Newsletters To subscribe to our Dateline newsletter, Breath of the Spirit and Special Announcements, please fill out our simple subscription form In early January, the previous Presidential administration made one final attack on LGBTQI rights. During his final days in office the outgoing President stripped the Department of Health and Human Safety of its nondiscrimination rules that prohibited organizations and agencies receiving federal funding from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. We need your help. Join us in sending a message to President Biden, asking him to undo this attack on LGBTQI people and restore the HHS’s safeguards against discrimination. Mission Statement DignityUSA works for respect and justice for people of all sexual orientations, genders, and gender identities—especially gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons—in the Catholic Church and the world through education, advocacy, and support. Important Documents Statement of Position and Purpose Sexual Ethics DignityUSA Letter: Pastoral Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People DignityUSA Bylaws Posting Guidelines DignityUSA Treasurer's Letter to Bishops who Signed Transphobic Letter Beatitudes of Dignity DignityUSA's Policy on Persons Serving in Designated Spiritual or Ministerial Roles ​DignityUSA * PO Box 376 * Medford, MA 02155 * tel: 800.877.8797 * 202.861.0017 * fax: 617.716.6507 GTranslate Select Language English Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Belarusian Bengali Bosnian Bulgarian Catalan Cebuano Chichewa Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Corsican Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Esperanto Estonian Filipino Finnish French Frisian Galician Georgian German Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hausa Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hmong Hungarian Icelandic Igbo Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Javanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Korean Kurdish (Kurmanji) Kyrgyz Lao Latin Latvian Lithuanian Luxembourgish Macedonian Malagasy Malay Malayalam Maltese Maori Marathi Mongolian Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Norwegian Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian Samoan Scottish Gaelic Serbian Sesotho Shona Sindhi Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Spanish Sudanese Swahili Swedish Tajik Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Vietnamese Welsh Xhosa Yiddish Yoruba Zulu...