Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS Lavender Lunch The Rainbow in the Seventh-day Adventist Church: The Nuances of Queer Identity and Activism in a Second Great Awakening Denomination In this first CLGS Lavender Lunch of 2025 Chris Ngugi (he/him), a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, shares with us his ministry with The Rainbow […]
Get ready for 2025 by planning ahead to recognize important holidays and events in LGBTQ communities. You can work with the leadership of your community of faith to incorporate these into worship, educational programs, outreach events, and more. Select which holidays, events, and commemorations are most applicable to your situation and make plans accordingly. Some […]
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 […]
This year we observe Banned Book Week from 22-28 September (2024) If you visit the American Library Association’s Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023, you will notice that a large percentage of them were targeted because they include positive portrayals of LGBTQ people. When these books are removed or not included in libraries—particularly public […]
While it is important to recognize and affirm key dates and events within the LGBTQ community, your welcome is even greater if you do not limit LGBTQ visibility to those times. LGBTQ people and their families who come to your worship services, teachings or programs will notice the presence of others who are like them. […]
Since any time of the year is a good time to talk about the fact that religious people have been advocating for LGBTQ inclusion for quite a while, your congregation might want to the opportunity now to investigate the movement for LGBTQ equality within your tradition. You can then highlight your findings. One great place […]