CLGS provides a range of resources for the constituencies served by the Center in academic, faith, and activist communities.

Welcoming Your Trans Family Member: Growing As Latinx Families and Communities.

22 March 2017

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This guide is specifically about trans and gender non-conforming persons, and it is intended for persons and families who want to respond in a more affirming way to them. Whether you are an LGBQ+ person, trans or gender non-conforming, a parent or friend, we hope that the following information will help you be more positive […]

For You Are Wondrously Made

20 March 2017

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This guide is specifically for trans and gender non-conforming persons, and for others who want to respond in a more affirming way to them. Whether you are an LGBQ+, trans or gender non-conforming person, a parent or friend, we hope that these reflections will be positive and supportive for you and your loved ones. Rather than focusing on scriptural passages that have been used against the LGBQ+, trans, and gender non-conforming communities, these reflections are based on the personal experiences of its authors, and we hope they will make trans persons feel affirmed or help you affirm a trans person in your life.

Transgender Curriculum for Faith Communities

19 January 2017

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This new guide offers faith communities new perspectives on welcoming and advocating for transgender people. Sections include: Becoming a trans inclusive community Looking to the Bible Welcoming trans people in communities of faith Standing with trans people This resource was written by Jakob Hero and Justin Tanis.

United Methodist LGBTQ Advocacy Webinar

04 October 2016

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In May, over a hundred United Methodist clergy signed a letter to their denomination coming out as LGBTQ. Many of these were PSR alumni/ae. On September 27, 2016 we held this webinar to hear from some of them about the consequences of that action and their successes and challenges in advocating for more inclusive policies within the United Methodist Church on LGBTQ issues.

Boswell Lecture 2016: “The Dancing Mind/Queer Black Bodies”

30 June 2016 by Rev. Dr. Emilie M. Townes

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On April 21, 2016, The Rev. Dr. Emilie M. Townes delivered the Ninth Annual CLGS Boswell Lecture. The video may be viewed on our Vimeo page.

Lecture Abstract: A critique of hypersexualizing queer Black bodies and minds and argues for crafting moral thought that embraces our complex embodiment as gift and opens the door to a more just future for all.

Diversidad Sexual y Religión

30 November 2015 by Hugo Córdova Quero

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This resource was created by Argentinian scholar, Hugo Córdova Quero, Director of Online Education & Adjunct Faculty at Starr King School For The Ministry in Berkeley, California. Dr. Quero holds an MA in Systematic Theology and Critical Theories (Feminist, Queer, and Postcolonial) from the Graduate Theological Union; an M.Div. from ISEDET University in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Religion, Migration, and Ethnic Studies from the Graduate Theological Union. Currently he is also on the adjunct faculty at Graduate Theological Union, an instructor at Multidisciplinary Research Group on Religion and Social Incidence (GEMRIP)/Universidad del Centro Educativo Latinoamericano (UCEL) in Buenos Aires/Rosario, and a Researcher at the Program on Multiculturalism, Migration, and Inequality in Latin America, Center for Advanced Studies at the National University of Cordoba (CEA-UNC) and Research Center for the Study of Culture and Society (CIECS/CONICET) in Córdoba, Argentina.

O amor Não Cria Vítimas Uma Reflexão Sobre a Igualdade

30 November 2015 by Latino/a Roundtable

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Este caderno é para você, sua família e sua igreja. Leia devagar, pense no que você está lendo, converse com sua família e amigos/as, mas, sobretudo, coloque-o em prática.