Author Archives: Jon Strickland

Dignity/Washington Board Gathers For A Retreat and Planning

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Jon Strickland

The Dignity/Washington Board along with several community members participated in a weekend retreat and planning session held February 15 to 17 at the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center in Marriottsville, Maryland.  Formerly of the Center and currently the Pastoral … Continue reading →

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Defenders Annual Liturgy

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Jon Strickland

The Defenders presented donations of $500 to Damien Ministries, $500 to Brother Help Thyself and $500 to Dignity/Washington shortly after their annual Mass during the weekend of Mid-Atlantic Leather (MAL), January 12, 2013.

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Donations and Payments

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Jon Strickland

Use this page to make Donations and Payments to Dignity/Washington. Click on the Donate button below, then complete the online PayPal form — including the Donation/Payment amount — and submit.

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Dignity Washington Celebrates Capital Pride 2012

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Jon Strickland

Dignity/Washington members gathered on a beautiful summer day in June to celebrate Capital Pride 2012. In honor of the chapter’s 40th Anniversary, more than 40 chapter members carried a rainbow “chapel” under a an arched rainbow throughout the several-mile parade. … Continue reading →

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Dignity/Washington Affirms that “It Gets Better” With Their YouTube Video

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jon Strickland

For several months Dignity/Washington members had been quietly discussing a community response to the alarming rise in bullying in schools across the nation.  Finally the idea crystallized that a YouTube “It Gets Better” video could be produced from the personal … Continue reading →

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Dignity/Washington Holds Strategic Planning Day

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jon Strickland

Dignity/Washington continues to collect and review data relating to its current mission and priorities and redefine them in a future-oriented and systematic process. Further steps were taken in an all-day Strategic Learning and Planning Day held on April 22nd at … Continue reading →

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Dignity/Washington Honors Saint Joseph With A Traditional Festival

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Jon Strickland

On March 10, 2012 over sixty friends of Saint Joseph were convened by Dignity/Washington to honor him near his March 19 Feast Day with a traditional banquet in the Sicilian style, complete with a festive procession of flags and icons, … Continue reading →

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Dignity/Washington to testify in Annapolis, Feb. 10, 2012

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Jon Strickland

On Friday, February 10th, the Maryland House of Delegates is holding a hearing in Annapolis on The Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012. Testimony will be heard in two shifts: 9am-2pm and 2pm-7pm.  Our Chapter President, Allen Rose, will be … Continue reading →

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Dignity/Washington Defenders Celebrate Their Twentieth Anniversary

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Jon Strickland

On January 15, 2012 at a special Mass the Dignity/Washington community honored its Defenders for their outreach and service to the local leather/levi community over the past twenty years.  As part of this anniversary celebration and at the end of … Continue reading →

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El Dia De Los Muertos at Dignity/Washington (2011)

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Jon Strickland

Once again this year the Dignity/Washington Grupo Latino invited the entire community to observe November 2 as All Souls Day or The Day of the Dead, El Dia de Los Muertos. The day is traditional on the Catholic liturgical calendar … Continue reading →

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