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Black Queer Music as Holy Frequencies: A Reflection by Rev. Terence Mayo
6 June 2026 African American music has always been grounded in sacred sounds, rhythms, and embodied communal practices. In fact, African American music is more than sound; it is testimony, survival, memory, protest, pleasure, praise, and world-making. As June 2026 holds together Black Music Month and Pride Month, we are invited to hear Black music […]
CLGS offers online Micro Certificate in Christian Social Activism: An Introduction for LGBTQ+ Activists | July 2026
Click here to register for this online CLGS Micro Certificate program! Instructor: Professor Bernard Schlager, PhD, Associate Professor of Historical & Cultural Studies at Pacific School of Religion, and Executive Director of PSR’s Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS). This online, four-session CLGS microcertificate program is designed to bridge the gap between […]
CLGS offers online Micro Certificate in Catholic LGBTQ+ Ministry in June 2026
Click here to register for this online CLGS microcertificate program! Taught by Pacific School of Religion Professor Ish Ruiz, PhD, this microcertificate provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to Catholic LGBTQ+ ministry by weaving together Scripture, Tradition, theology, ethics, and pastoral practice. Imagine A More Just, Compassionate, And Hopeful Church With Radical Inclusion This CLGS […]
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CLGS is Accepting Applications for Our 2026-2027 Trans Religious Leadership Cohort!
Trans Religious Leadership Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2026-2027 Trans Religious Leadership Cohort! The application deadline is Friday, 19 June 2026 A Year-Long Leadership Development Program for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Seminarians and Religious Leaders in Training For the last 13 years, CLGS, the Freedom Center for Social Justice, and the National LGBTQ Task Force have sponsored […]
CLGS is a Proud Community Sponsor of The 22nd-Annual International Queer Women of Color Film Festival: 12-14 June 2026
The 22nd-Annual International Queer Women of Color Film Festival Once again, CLGS is proud to serve as a Community Sponsor of the QWOCMAP Festival! “QWOCMAP presents the 22nd annual International Queer Women of Color Film Festival, 47 films by queer women, nonbinary, and trans filmmakers of color, screening from May through October 2026. This year’s […]
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A Queer Easter Sunday: A Reflection by Dr. Ish Ruíz
On Easter Sunday 2025, I went to Mass at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in San Francisco’s Castro gayborhood. I walked through boisterous streets—I remember it was on 4/20, so the smell of weed was already in the air—and into a packed church. The liturgy was beautiful: flowers, music, incense, bodies gathered. The homily was […]