Same-Sex Marriage

Allen Rose, President of Dignity/Washington, DC, the largest Chapter of DignityUSA,  testified on the Maryland Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012 on February 10, 2012. Below is a transcript of his testimony.

Thank you, Chairman Vallario, Chairman Hammen and the members of your respective committees, for the opportunity to testify today in support of The Civil Marriage Protection Act of  2012.  This legislation is right and just.

Boston, MA.  January 11, 2012. Leaders of the largest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Catholics are reaching out to fellow Catholics who are hurt and angered by Pope Benedict XVI’s latest attack on the LGBT community. In a New Year’s speech to diplomats from approximately 180 countries on the importance of children, the Pope said policies allowing same-sex marriage “threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself.”

Members of the nation’s largest and oldest organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Catholics, DignityUSA, and its four New York state chapters rejoiced today at the passage of Marriage Equality legislation in New York State.  Jeff Stone, a spokesperson for Dignity/New York, said:  “We rejoice in this tremendous victory for equality, justice, and human dignity.  We believe that this bill will provide vital protection and support for families headed by spouses of the same sex, including families with children, and help to promote stable relationsh

Coalition asks bishops to realize they can learn from LGBT Christians

March 18, 2011—Earlier this week, two Catholic bishops dismissed a booklet on marriage equality by a member of the Equally Blessed coalition, saying that its author was not authorized to “speak on behalf of the Catholic Church.”