DignityUSA

06/20/2026

DignityUSA Board President Meli Barber shared more of her story at the “LGBTQ Women in the Church Today” panel at . We’re so thankful for her leadership!

06/20/2026

If you are attending today, make sure you chat with one of our DignityUSA ambassadors! They are handing out all sorts of goodies today and tomorrow!

06/20/2026

The DignityUSA crew started off Outreach 2026 with the refreshing opening mass. We heard Fr. James Martin talk about how far LGBTQ Catholics have come—and how far we still have to go. We also recognized the importance of Juneteenth to our Black Catholic siblings. We caught up with member Brian Frank of Dignity/New York along with many of our Dignity Washington members and we are looking forward to connecting with many old and new friends on day 2!

06/02/2026

Gene Corpuz, wearing his DignityUSA Pride shirt (for purchase here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dignityusa/), was chosen to raise one of the Pride flags at the Hawaii Capitol in Honolulu on June 1. A great honor to start Pride month!

05/19/2026

TOMORROW: Join DignityUSA and Dr. Lucas Wilson (editor of Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy) on May 20 at 8pm ET/5pm PT for Conversion Therapy: Understanding and Confronting Harm. Conversion practices—commonly referred to as conversion therapy—constitute the damaging efforts to change q***r individuals' sexual orientations and/or gender identities and expressions. As a survivor of conversion therapy himself, Wilson will present a broadened definition of conversion practices before discussing the prevalence of conversion practices in North America.

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Dr. Lucas Wilson, a survivor of conversion therapy, will define modern conversion therapy practices and discuss their prevalence and harms.

05/13/2026

Join DignityUSA and Dr. Lucas Wilson (editor of Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy) on May 20 at 8pm ET/5pm PT for Conversion Therapy: Understanding and Confronting Harm. Conversion practices—commonly referred to as conversion therapy—constitute the damaging efforts to change q***r individuals' sexual orientations and/or gender identities and expressions. As a survivor of conversion therapy himself, Wilson will present a broadened definition of conversion practices before discussing the prevalence of conversion practices in North America.

Register now:

Dr. Lucas Wilson, a survivor of conversion therapy, will define modern conversion therapy practices and discuss their prevalence and harms.

05/07/2026

Our friends at the Alana Faith Chen Foundation invite you to join them on June 7 in Denver for the Run for Alana:

"Let’s kick off Pride Month with a 3-mile run as we raise awareness and funds for LGBTQ+ mental health in our community. Our goal is to raise $10,000 for free therapy for those in critical need."

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Join us for the 7th Annual Run for Alana on Sunday, June 7th in person at Odell Brewery Sloan's Lake or participate virtually from wherever you are! Get out and support LGBTQ+ mental health.

05/06/2026

From our friends at the Center for LGBTQ & Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS):

Please join us ONLINE today at 1pm (Pacific Time) for At the Heart of the Church: Lessons from Transgender Catholics. This is our eighth CLGS Lavender Lunch of the academic year.

We will meet online at 1pm (Pacific Time) today; click here to join this event via Zoom, or go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83413371531?pwd=SyLHmFkkXgDZbkUSqFRVoh3d2x5xwj.1

Sponsored by the CLGS Catholic Roundtable, this Lavender Lunch panel brings together Trans Catholic leaders whose lives, faith, and courage are at the heart of the Church and are already shaping the Church’s future. Rather than rehearsing old debates, we look ahead—toward communities where Trans bodies are honored and help shape a Catholic tradition informed by their grace-filled lives.

Panelists will reflect on emerging theological visions, pastoral practices, and spiritual insights borne from Trans wisdom. Together, we explore how trans Catholics are not just included in the Church’s future, but essential to creating it. They are the heart of the Church.

Please join us!

05/06/2026

DignityUSA, the world’s oldest organization of LGBTQ+ Catholics and supporters, says the Vatican Synod study group’s final report on “Emerging Doctrinal, Pastoral, and Ethical Issues” contains hopeful possibilities for LGBTQ+ people and families, but leaves many questions unanswered about how the ongoing work of engaging in dialogue and discernment called for by the document will occur.

“This document demonstrates a welcome humility and openness to learning from the People of God about their lives and faith journeys,” said Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive director of DignityUSA.

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The Vatican Synod study group’s final report leaves many questions unanswered.