The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) at Pacific School of Religion is pleased to welcome Maij Mai as our new Coordinator of the CLGS Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Roundtable. Maij, who lives and works in/from North Carolina, began their work in this position on 1 September 2021. Below is a brief biographical […]
The CLGS Fall 2021 ONLINE Lavender Lunch Series Tuesday, 14 September 2021 | 12:15pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE Queering Wesley, Queering the Church with Keegan Osinski In this Lavender Lunch theologian and librarian Keegan Osinski discusses her recent book, Queering Wesley, Queering the Church, (Cascade Books, 2021) and its presentation of a prototype for thinking about Wesleyan […]
Click here for a commentary (published in The Advocate) by Rev. Roland Stringfellow, Coordinator of the CLGS African American Roundtable!
The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) is seeking a Coordinator for our Asian/Pacific Islander Roundtable. For a full Job Description for this part-time position (currently 20 hours per month), click here. Job Summary The Coordinator provides theological expertise; programmatic and convening support; and ministerial services to the Asian and Pacific […]
CLGS’ Souls A’Fire 7 Conference | An ONLINE Gathering for Black Queer Theology! 13-14 March 2021 Register Below for Day One and/or Day Two of this Conference Register Day One Register Day Two Why this gathering is important: This event will highlight an inclusive vision among African-American pastors, parishioners, and community leaders on the topic of welcoming and […]
TOP ROW (Left to Right): (1) Carter Snyder-Samuelson | (2) Mai | (3) Logan Lovelace | (4) Kameryn Lee BOTTOM ROW (Left to Right): (5) Benny VanDerburgh | (6) Koach Baruch | (7) Sam Aldave | (8) Drak Druella We are proud to introduce our 2020-2021 Trans Seminarian Cohort, our 8th class! Sponsored by CLGS, […]
This month marks the beginning of the 20th anniversary celebration for CLGS! 20 years of CLGS also means that the CLGS Latinx Roundtable (LRT) has existed for the better part of a decade, when founded and led by Orlando Espín and Mari Castellanos. What a year to celebrate a milestone anniversary! How to celebrate an […]
CLGS PRESS RELEASE 13 June 2020 The CLGS Transgender Roundtable, a program of the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS), deplores the recent decision of the Trump administration to deny the civil rights of Transgender people by allowing medical professionals, hospitals, and insurance companies to discriminate on the basis of gender identity. […]
16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” You deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham. But your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought […]
“I sat in my quiet bookshelf lined study, listening intently to the young man awkwardly perched on the chair next to me. The thin pale man was silently leaking tears, and finally spoke, “He was lying on the couch and said, ‘I’m going to take all the pain killers we have, everything. Then wait half an […]