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CLGS Announces Our Spring 2022 ONLINE Lavender Lunch Series!

07 January 2022 by Bernard Schlager

The CLGS Spring 2022 ONLINE Lavender Lunch Series Tuesday, 8 February 2022 | 12:15pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE Love Tenderly: Sacred Stories of Lesbian and Queer Religious with Grace Surdovel, IHM, and Co-Authors In this CLGS Lavender Lunch, Roman Catholic Sisters Grace Surdovel, IHM, Sue Becker, RDC, Jeanne Christensen, RSM, and Mary Kay Dobrovolny, RSM, reflect on their recently-published […]

The Paradox of Doing Nothing. A Reflection by Maij Mai, Coordinator of the CLGS API Roundtable

06 January 2022 by CLGS

It was the day before Christmas Eve when I tested positive for Covid-19. Deeply despondent and shook by the fact that I had tested positive, the rest of that day was a blur. I went on what I like to call my “tested positive for Covid” tour- frantic phone calls to loved ones informing them […]

Happy New Year from CLGS!

01 January 2022 by Bernard Schlager

1 January 2022 Happy New Year from the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS)! As we open a new calendar year, I am proud to report that our high-quality and innovative programs will continue to make a real difference in the lives of LGBTQ people, our families, and our faith communities. Looking […]

Check out our December 2021 e-newsletter!

03 December 2021 by Bernard Schlager

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A World AIDS Day Reflection by Rev. Roland Stringfellow, DMin

01 December 2021 by CLGS

1 December 2021 As we head toward the end of another year living with the Coronavirus, the fear, concern, and caution that we all have grown accustomed to is becoming engrained in our normal daily lives. Talk about the leftovers from Thanksgiving! Many of us are dealing with the leftovers from the “4 P’s” of […]

CLGS Marks World AIDS Day 2021: 1 December

24 November 2021 by CLGS

At The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion, we believe in the United Nations theme for this World AIDS Day: End Inequalities. End AIDS. We affirm the rights of all people to equitable access to health care so that everyone might live with healthy bodies, minds, and spirits. Today, we remember the 37.7 […]

Check out our November 2021 e-newsletter!

01 November 2021 by Bernard Schlager

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Language Matters by Rev. Carla E. Roland Guzmán, PhD

31 October 2021 by CLGS

Language Matters by Rev. Carla E. Roland Guzmán, PhD | Coordinator, Faith, Family, Equality / The CLGS Latinx Roundtable Recently, in a Bible study, I was described as “literal.” I was taken aback by this description since I don’t consider myself a literal reader of scripture. In the continued conversation, what was in fact being meant, […]

LGBTQ Religious History Award Submissions DUE on 1 December 2021

22 October 2021 by Bernard Schlager

1 December 2021 is the deadline for papers to be submitted for the 2020-21 LGBTQ Religious History Award. Initiated in 2005 by the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, the LGBTQ Religious History Award honors outstanding research and scholarship in LGBTQ religious history. The LGBTQ Religious History Award is the only award offered in this academic arena. […]

Join CLGS in Celebrating International Pronouns Day: 20 October 2021!

17 October 2021 by Bernard Schlager

Join CLGS in celebrating International Pronouns Day on 20 October 2021! CLGS’ Statement of Endorsement for IPD: “The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) at Pacific School of Religion proudly endorses International Pronouns Day, which seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating others about personal pronouns a priority for our organization. Referring to people by the […]