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CLGS is Accepting Applications for Our 2025-2026 Trans Religious Leadership Cohort!

02 April 2025 by CLGSAdminy1

Trans Religious Leadership Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2025-2026 Trans Religious Leadership Cohort! The application deadline is Thursday, 1 May 2025 A Year-Long Leadership Development Program for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Seminarians and Religious Leaders in Training For the last thirteen years, CLGS, the Freedom Center for Social Justice and the National LGBTQ Task […]

The Value of Gay Pride and the Gospel Call to Radical Inclusion

25 March 2025 by Bernard Schlager

25 March 2025 On 18 March 2025, the Hungarian parliament passed legislation that outlaws gay pride events, even permitting the use of face-recognition technology to identify and penalize those who take part in such events. In an attempt to suppress gay pride parades, this hastily-passed law also attacks a cultural institution that is deeply treasured […]

For PSR Students and PSR Alums: CLGS African American Roundtable Theology Talks Event

18 March 2025 by CLGSAdminy1

An invitation from Terence Mayo, Coordinator of the CLGS African American Roundtable: Dear PSR Students and PSR Alums: I am thrilled to invite you to participate in our online Inaugural CLGS African American Roundtable Theology Talks on 13 May 2025. This is a chance to step onto the virtual stage and share their ideas with […]

CLGS Announces our 18th Annual | 2025 John E. Boswell Lecture: Professor Bryan Massingale Speaks on: James Baldwin and Black Queer Prophetic Lament (and Hope?)

15 March 2025 by CLGSAdminy1

James Baldwin and Black Queer Prophetic Lament (and Hope?) Professor Bryan Massingale Thursday, 8 May 2025 | 4pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE Click here to register in advance for this online lecture! James Baldwin is often invoked as a seminal figure in Black queer thought, but he is still underutilized as a source for (white) queer […]

Job Opening: Coordinator of the CLGS Asian American Pacific Islander Roundtable

10 March 2025 by CLGSAdminy1

22 February 2025 CLGS is seeking to hire a part-time Coordinator of the CLGS Asian American Pacific Islander Roundtable. For a complete Job Description of this position, please click here. JOB OVERVIEW The Coordinator provides theological expertise as well as programmatic and convening support to the CLGS Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Roundtable by coordinating […]

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10 March 2025 by Bernard Schlager

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We Will Not Be Erased: A Reflection

28 February 2025 by Bernard Schlager

28 February 2025 | Des Moines, Iowa Only a month now into the new administration, the cascade of anti-LGBTQ actions on the part of President Trump and his appointees feels overwhelming, but we shouldn’t be surprised given how closely Trump is hewing to the ultra-conservative Project 2025, a plan that calls for, among other things, dismantling […]

In Memoriam: Imam Muhsin Hendricks (1967-2025)

18 February 2025 by CLGSAdminy1

As CLGS mourns the recent and horrific assassination of Imam Muhsin Hendricks (1967-2025), we are grateful for his work in the world as a scholar, a religious leader, and an activist for all people, including LGBTQ+ persons. On 6 December 2023, we were honored to host Imam Hendricks for a CLGS Lavender Lunch, and we […]

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11 February 2025 by CLGSAdminy1

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Fighting “The Overwhelm” | A Reflection from Dr. Ish Ruiz

07 February 2025 by CLGSAdminy1

The presidential election, the anti-trans executive orders, the pardons to the rioters of January 6, the cabinet appointments, and the ICE raids have paralyzed many of us with confusion, despair, and rage. We are feeling the effects of “The Overwhelm.” I personally wonder: where does a queer Puerto Rican Catholic professor of theology turn to […]