Click here to view a video recording of this LGBTQ-RAN and CLGS event! At this joint LGBTQ-RAN/CLGS event, Bernard Schlager interviewed Steven Law on his recently published book The Story of Bob: The Life & Times of Robert W. Wood (Pilgrim Press, 2026). Rev. Robert Wood (1923-2018), World War II veteran and ordained Congregational Christian (later United Church […]
This Month in Queer Religious History* June: The 1972 Ithaca Statement on Bisexuality In late June of 1972, more than 100 Quakers (the popular name for members of The Society of Friends) gathered for an impromptu workshop at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, during the Friends General Conference, the annual gathering of socially-progressive Quakers […]
On 19 June 1865 Union General Gordon Granger proclaimed in Galveston, Texas, the federal government’s decree that all previously-enslaved people in Texas were free; this proclamation was read over two and a half years after the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been signed by President Abraham Lincoln on 1 January 1863. It is this […]
Pride festivals—held in many towns and cities across the country—are a fantastic way to reach out to LGBTQ people and our allies and let people know about your inclusive stance. It is also an important witness that people of faith can be accepting and supportive of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Your […]
This Month in Queer Religious History* May: Joan of Arc On 30 May 1431, a nineteen-year-old peasant girl from the village of Domrémy in France was burned at the stake in the marketplace of Rouen, condemned as a heretic by a court of church authorities acting in the interests of England during the final decades […]
This Month in Queer Religious History* The 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights On 25 April 1993, the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Equal Rights and Liberation brought together approximately one million people for one of the largest civil rights demonstrations in US history. Organized at a time when queer people were responding […]
1 March 2026 This Month in Queer Religious History* Issan Dorsey: Sōtō Zen Monk and Teacher In the landscape of American Buddhism, few paths have been as unconventional (or as profound) as that of Issan Dorsey (7 March 7, 1933- 6 September 1990). A former drag queen, drug addict, and US Navy veteran who became […]