Baptist minister Rev. Jacki Belile recommends a three-fold task for congregations seeking to welcome LGBTQ people: “Take into account the depth of people’s betrayal and pain at the hands of the institutional church in all the dimensions of fellowship, preaching, teaching, and pastoral care”; Offer “significant opportunities for LGBT people to have visibility, voice and […]
Click here for a video recording of this CLGS Lavender Lunch! In this online workshop we discussed ways to help faith leaders and communities prepare for Trans Day of Remembrance and Resilience (TDORR). We invite you to check out the video recording of this CLGS Lavender Lunch workshop for some ideas about how to help your faith […]
Click here for a video recording of this CLGS Latinx Roundtable Event! This CLGS Latinx Roundtable Event explored the concept of familia through a queer Latinx lens. Our panelists reflected on the many ways “familia” is constructed and deployed in Latinx cultures and applied a queer reading of familial relationality (including biological families and “chosen” families) […]
Click here to listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Elder Jim Mitulski at the CLGS/PSR Coming Out Day 2024 Chapel Service at Pacific School of Religion (PSR)!
Raise Your Voice and Vote! As Candace Bond of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has written, “The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the fundamental right upon which all our civil liberties rest.” For LGBTQ+ people, voting is absolutely crucial in the ongoing struggle to ensure the civil rights of […]
Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS Latinx Roundtable Event! ¡Bienvenides! This CLGS Latinx Roundtable Event marked the launch of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month by celebrating the Latinx faculty at Pacific School of Religion (PSR): Professors Ish Ruiz, Alexandra Rosado-Román, and David Vásquez-Levy. View our reflections and discussion on some of the many ways […]
Your congregation may have made the decision to welcome people of all sexual orientations before there was a significant awareness about including gender identity. You may have already talked about and worked on including gay, lesbian and bisexual people, but not transgender people. Now is a great time to revisit those conversations and expand your […]