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Click here to register for this online CLGS microcertificate program! Taught by Pacific School of Religion Professor Ish Ruíz, 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 […]
Trans Religious Leadership Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2026-2027 Trans Religious Leadership Cohort! The application deadline is Monday, 1 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 […]
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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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 […]
MELANIN: The Good…The Bad…and the Sacred Bishop Tonyia Rawls Thursday, 16 April 2026 | 4pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE Click here to register in advance for this online lecture! We are living in a day and age where the amount of God-given melanin in one’s skin can literally determine what jobs you have access to, what […]
7 March 2026 I recently created this short silent video about the ways transgender people are silenced. As a trans person, I spend a lot of time making myself invisible in order to avoid making cisgender people uncomfortable. In this video, I chose not to do that; I chose to speak from my experience. If you […]
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