An invitation from Terence Mayo, Coordinator of the CLGS African American Roundtable: Dear PSR Students and PSR Alums: I am thrilled to invite you to participate in our online Inaugural CLGS African American Roundtable Theology Talks on 13 May 2025. This is a chance to step onto the virtual stage and share their ideas with […]
Trans Religious Leadership Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2025-2026 Trans Religious Leadership Cohort! The application deadline is Thursday, 1 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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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 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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Raise Your Voice and Vote! As Candace Bond of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has written, “The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the fundamental right upon which all our civil liberties rest.” For LGBTQ+ people, voting is absolutely crucial in the ongoing struggle to ensure the civil rights of […]