Congregation & Family Resources

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BUILDING BRIDGES: Online Portraits of LGBTQ Asylum-Seekers and Immigrants

Click HERE to access the online exhibition! Building Bridges: Portraits of LGBTQ Asylum-Seekers and Immigrants is a photo-text exhibit created  for CLGS by Family Diversity Projects (FDP): it highlights the personal stories of LGBTQ individuals who have sought to build new lives here in the US. Created from FDP’s larger Building Bridges: Portraits of Immigrants […]

An Advent of Liberation: A December 2020 Calendar of Reflections

An Advent of Liberation: Journeying to Find Emmanuel is a daily Calendar of Reflections that brings together voices from across faith perspectives to share their experiences of Emmanuel — God with us. Advent is often a time of drawing-inward that mimics the patterns of staying inside that we embody during winter, and we want to […]

Religious Leadership In Congregations During A Time of Pandemic: A Discussion with CLGS Roundtable Coordinators

Click here to access a video recording of this Lavender Lunch via Zoom! Religious Leadership In Congregations During A Time of Pandemic: Continuing the Conversation This CLGS Lavender Lunch continues a discussion (begun last Spring) on religious leadership in Christian and Jewish congregations during a time of pandemic.  The coordinators of our CLGS Roundtables, who serve in […]

Welcoming Your Trans Family Member: A Resource for Latinx Families & Communities In English, Spanish, and Portuguese!

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Click here to access this resource in English, Spanish, and Portuguese! This guide is specifically about trans and gender non-conforming persons, and it is intended for persons and families who want to respond in a more affirming way to them.  Whether you are an LGBQ+ person, trans or gender non-conforming, a parent or friend, we […]

Bringing Spirituality Out of the Closet: A Webinar for Progressive Catholics with Dr. Craig A. Ford, Jr.

Click here for a video recording of this event! The brave voices of progressive Catholics will be highlighted and affirmed during this virtual gathering space, including Marianne Duddy-Burke of Dignity USA; Francis DeBernardo of New Ways Ministry; and representatives from Families with Dignity. CLGS, DignityUSA, New Ways Ministry, and Families with Dignity will share compelling […]

Radical Inclusion in the Age of COVID-19: A Recorded Webinar with Bishop Yvette Flunder

Click here to view a video recording of this webinar! Bishop Yvette Flunder (of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries and Senior Pastor of the City of Refuge, LICC in Oakland, CA) conducts a virtual conversation with religious leaders on how to think about the future of congregational ministry in this age of COVID-19. Although our […]

Ministry at El/La Para Translatinas: A CLGS Lavender Lunch with Nicole Santamaría

Click HERE a video recording of this Lavender Lunch! International activist, art therapist, and educator Nicole Santamaría will speak about their current ministry as Executive Director of El/La Para TransLatinas, a Bay Area organization that has served the Translatina community for over 25 years. Nicole’s direct work with the LGBTQI community started as a professor of Design & […]