CLGS mourns the tragic deaths and injuries that took place in an Orlando gay club last night; with at least 50 dead and 53 wounded, it is the deadliest shooting in the last ninety years in America. Each person who was shot is a beloved child of God, deserving safety and dignity that was denied to […]
CLGS is proud to be a member of the steering committee for Transform California, a campaign to educate Californians about their transgender and gender variant neighbors. CLGS’s managing director, Justin Tanis, and PSR student Kelsey Pacha were at this morning’s press conference and have these words to say about the campaign: Justin Tanis I am a […]
The members of the Faith, Family, and Equality: The Latinx Roundtable, meeting in Berkeley, CA (May 23-25, 2016), want to express our unrelenting support of all LGBTQIA+ persons in North Carolina. As a faith-based queer Latinx organization we condemn the intent of HB2 or any other legislation that aims to or results in the disenfranchisement […]
Applications are now closed. Check back in early 2017 information about the 2017-2018 cohort. Thanks to all the amazing trans* and genderqueer folks who applied. For the last three years, CLGS’ Transgender Roundtable, the Freedom Center for Social Justice and the National LGBTQ Task Force have sponsored a year-long leadership development program for transgender and genderqueer seminarians in […]
If you were not able to join us on Thursday, February 18, 2016, for this special lecture with Dr. Nami Kim, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, we are pleased to offer the video recording for your viewing. We will continue to make this important scholarship accessible for the work and ministry […]
We’ve been so many places this year as we continue to advocate for LGBTQ people throughout the Americas. In the long tradition of CLGS, we’ve done this by offering messages of affirmation and innovative resources that hold the promise of spiritual and social transformation. This year we have been honored to stand alongside African American pastors […]
A few weeks ago, as I led my congregation and members of the community in a vigil for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, I caught myself thinking about what elements of the service I will keep or change when this event rolls around next year. As a pastor, of course, it is easy to […]
Faith, freedom and leadership were explored and challenged by over 60 clergy and laity at a symposium entitled “Liberating Religious Liberty” September 10 on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit. The purpose of the gathering was to help equip religious leaders articulate a positive definition of religious liberty and explain why religious liberty […]
Rev. Dr. Justin Tanis, Managing Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, answered a series of questions offered by the Rainbow Times, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on marriage equality. The questions and answers focus on the intersection of marriage equality and religious liberty. The answers are presented in a four-part series by Paul P. Jesep in […]
On the weekend of October 15-18, Queer Clergy from around the country gathered in Portland, OR to engage the prodigious talents and prophetic voices of seasoned leaders in exploring ways activate faith communities in the Black Lives Matter movement. The goal of the convening was to “chart a clear path to activate hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people of […]