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Mi Casa Es Tu Casa: Queer Latinx Reflections on the Family with MT Dávila and Natalia Imperatori-Lee | A CLGS Latinx Roundtable Event

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) […]

52 Ways #41: Celebrate International Pronouns Day: 16 October 2024

“Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity. Being referred to by the wrong pronouns particularly affects transgender and gender nonconforming people. Together, we can transform society to celebrate people’s multiple, intersecting identities.” (Source: International Pronouns Day website) International Pronouns Day (IPD) is celebrated every year on the […]

Mi Gente: Celebrating our Queer Latinx Heritage with Ish Ruiz, Alexandra Rosado-Román, and David Vásquez-Levy | A CLGS Latinx Roundtable Event

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 […]

52 Ways #39: Celebrate and Include Transgender People!

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 […]

52 Ways #37: Restrooms Available for All!

Let’s face it: everyone needs to use the restroom.  You can make your congregation more welcoming by providing non-gendered restroom spaces. These make an important statement about your openness to transgender and gender non-conforming people. Studies have shown that transgender people face significant harassment and violence in public restrooms; you can counter that by providing […]

Hineini! | Here I Am!: Jewish Liturgy Old and New in Celebration of LGBTQ Pride | A CLGS Jewish Queeries Series Event

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Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS Jewish Queries Series event! “Hear the gay shouts of liberation in the tents of the just!” (Psalm 118:15). Reciting the festival liturgy on Pride Shabbat was an important innovation at Congregation Beth Simchat Torah in New York, founded in 1973; so was this early gay-inclusive new […]