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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 […]
Click here to view our February 2025 e-newsletter!
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
Click here for the CLGS December 2024 e-newsletter!
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 […]