After the Pulse tragedy, I wrote a long Facebook post analyzing the media coverage and Episcopal Church response to the mass shooting. My post was about ways in which LGBTQ+ and Latinx persons had been erased from the narrative given the incessant and one-dimensional focus on the shooter and guns. The reality of who was […]
Gathering to continue their transformative work on LGBTQIA+ acceptance in the Latino/a/x community, members of Fe, Familia, Igualdad: The Latinx Roundtable issued the following statement: Faith, Family, Equality: The Latinx Roundtable condemns oppression and inequality and joins the anti-oppression efforts of the thousands of other LGBTQIA+ activists and allies at the Creating Change 2017 conference […]
Joy dares us to live a deep spirit and spirituality. Joy dares us to live justice. Joy takes us out of the folds of the old wounds that make all of us perform unnatural acts like transsexism, sexism, and heterosexism. Joy means creating communities that are bodies of hope and righteousness that spit in the […]
Our friends from the Disciples Seminary Foundation are conducting a training on November 4th and we are happy to support them. Building an Inclusive Church Toolkit Training The Building an Inclusive Church Toolkit contains 20 years of experience and insight into how to build LGBT welcome and inclusion in congregations. The Toolkit has been developed by the Institute for […]
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 […]
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 […]