ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, dˈʌf wʌz ˈɑːnɚd æz ɐ kˈiːnoʊt spˈiːkɚ ænd ɡˈɪvən ɐ hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts ɐwˈɔːɹd æt ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kˈɑːnfɹəns ʌvðə mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi tʃˈɜːtʃ.
In 1996, Duff was honored as a keynote speaker and given a human rights award at the international conference of the Metropolitan Community Church.