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May Day, May Day!: Worker Solidarity and Black Queer Faith by Terence Mayo
Across the United States on May 1, working people stood together for fair wages, respect, an end to the assault on immigrants, and more. May Day, with its radical roots in labor resistance and global solidarity, demands a reimagining through the lenses of queer of color critique and Black queer theology. In the current U.S. […]
The 18th Annual | 2025 CLGS John E. Boswell Lecture: Professor Bryan Massingale Speaks on: James Baldwin and Black Queer Prophetic Lament (and Hope?)
James Baldwin and Black Queer Prophetic Lament (and Hope?) Professor Bryan Massingale Thursday, 8 May 2025 | 4pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE Click here to register in advance for this online lecture! James Baldwin is often invoked as a seminal figure in Black queer thought, but he is still underutilized as a source for (white) queer […]
CLGS is Accepting Applications for Our 2025-2026 Trans Religious Leadership Cohort!
Trans Religious Leadership Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2025-2026 Trans Religious Leadership Cohort! The application deadline is Friday, 9 May 2025 A Year-Long Leadership Development Program for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Seminarians and Religious Leaders in Training For the last thirteen years, CLGS, the Freedom Center for Social Justice and the National LGBTQ Task […]
Job Opening: Coordinator of the CLGS Asian American Pacific Islander Roundtable
22 February 2025 CLGS is seeking to hire a part-time Coordinator of the CLGS Asian American Pacific Islander Roundtable. For a complete Job Description of this position, please click here. JOB OVERVIEW The Coordinator provides theological expertise as well as programmatic and convening support to the CLGS Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Roundtable by coordinating […]
In Memoriam: Imam Muhsin Hendricks (1967-2025)
As CLGS mourns the recent and horrific assassination of Imam Muhsin Hendricks (1967-2025), we are grateful for his work in the world as a scholar, a religious leader, and an activist for all people, including LGBTQ+ persons. On 6 December 2023, we were honored to host Imam Hendricks for a CLGS Lavender Lunch, and we […]
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Fighting “The Overwhelm” | A Reflection from Dr. Ish Ruiz
The presidential election, the anti-trans executive orders, the pardons to the rioters of January 6, the cabinet appointments, and the ICE raids have paralyzed many of us with confusion, despair, and rage. We are feeling the effects of “The Overwhelm.” I personally wonder: where does a queer Puerto Rican Catholic professor of theology turn to […]
The Toll of Bad Theologies on LGBTQ+ People | A Reflection by Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw
The Toll of Bad Theologies on LGBTQ+ People By Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw Right now, much of southern California has been ravaged by fires for weeks. Nothing awakens the gremlins of bad theology like the roaring devastation of wildfires, the catastrophic winds and flooding of hurricanes, and other natural disasters. What is it about the human […]
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