The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
Education and Training for Scholars,
Faith Communities, and Activists
Upcoming Events
CLGS Tenth Anniversary!
CLGS opened its doors in the fall of 2000. Since then, the Center's staff and programs have grown, extending the reach of the Center's mission around the country. This fall, during the week of September 19, we will celebrate the Center's tenth anniversary, showcasing the Center's range of programs and activities and looking toward the future. More details will be posted soon!
CLGS News & Commentary
Ex-Gay to Headline Boston's GospelFest
This year's annual GospelFest in Boston will feature "ex-gay" minister Donnie McClurkin. Many LGBTQ African Americans will not be attending this year's festival -- and neither will Boston's mayor. Rev. Irene Monroe, Coordinator of the CLGS African American Roundtable, communicated with the mayor's office about this sad turn of events.Read her commentary here...
CLGS Honors a Ugandan Leading Voice
On May 25, CLGS was pleased to honor the Rt. Rev.
Christopher Senyonjo with a Leading Voice Award for his courageous ministry with and among LGBT people in Uganda. Read more about this event in a Religion Dispatches article by Richard Lindsay. Click here to read the article...
"The Black Church and the Blues Body"
The Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas delivered the third annual John E. Boswell Lecture on Friday evening, April 30. Douglas is the chair of the religion and philosophy department at Goucher College and a pioneering figure in the development of womanist theology. Read the summary of her lecture here. Click here to view the Boswell lecture video (part I of II) and here for video (part II of II). You can also click here for more on the Boswell Lectureship and previous Boswell lecturers. .
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