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Check out our February 2025 e-newsletter!
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Fighting “The Overwhelm” | A Reflection from Dr. Ish Ruiz
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 […]
Our Spring 2025 Program Calendar!
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The Toll of Bad Theologies on LGBTQ+ People | A Reflection by Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw
The Toll of Bad Theologies on LGBTQ+ People By Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw Right now, much of southern California has been ravaged by fires for weeks. Nothing awakens the gremlins of bad theology like the roaring devastation of wildfires, the catastrophic winds and flooding of hurricanes, and other natural disasters. What is it about the human […]
CLGS Announces Our Spring 2025 Lavender Lunches Program!
We are excited to announce our online CLGS Lavender Lunches for Spring of 2025! Please join us for one – or more! – of these online events: Thursday, 6 February 2025: The Rainbow in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church with Chris Ngugi: (1pm to 2:15pm Pacific) Thursday, 6 March 2025: Ethics of Queer Holiness: Envisioning Queer […]
Our January 2025 e-newsletter is here!
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Please Consider a Gift to CLGS!
17 December 2024 Dear Friends: Happy Holidays from CLGS! As we bring this year to a close, I am proud to report that our high-quality and innovative programs continue to make a real difference in the lives of LGBTQ people, our families, and our faith communities. Here are just a few highlights from our work […]
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CLGS Honors Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience 2024
20 November 2024 Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS/PSR Chapel Service This Community Chapel at Pacific School of Religion offered a time to gather in observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience 2024 – and to honor the faith and resilience of our trans and non-binary siblings in our CLGS and […]
CLGS Welcomes Rev. Terence L. Mayo, the new Coordinator of the CLGS African American Roundtable!
After an intensive search for a new Coordinator of the CLGS African American Roundtable, which yielded several excellent candidates, CLGS has recently hired Rev. Terence L. Mayo into this position. Welcome, Terence, to CLGS! Terence L. Mayo (he/they) is a Black queer feminist practical theologian, critical educator, and LGBTQIA+ youth advocate who strives to co-create change […]