As the world started to experience the devastating impact of the global pandemic in 2020, there was more than just a virus stirring throughout this nation. Prior to that year, healthcare bans for trans people weren’t even a blip on the radar of political action. Today, currently about 90 bills are being pushed by lawmakers […]
“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This is a phrase many of us have heard before and I reference it here with regard to our nation’s history of honoring and celebrating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of us can remember – although I am sure it […]
CLGS is proud to announce The Orange Left on the Altar, the First Edition of the CLGS Asian American/Pacific Islander Roundtable Zine! Click here to access the Zine The Orange Left On The Altar is a zine, a message, a spell, an incantation, a memory where Queer and Gender Transcendent Asian/American & Pacific Islander folks […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
A congregation interested in becoming a community of care should begin with education and compassionate dialogue. The leaders and members of a church or synagogue will need to educate themselves about sexual orientation, gender identity, and the most genuine and effective ways to integrate LGBTQ people into the life of the congregation. Throughout this process […]
CLGS recommends The Pink and Purple Church in the Castro: An online audio documentary about The Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco. Click here to listen! ABOUT THE AUTHORS Lynne Gerber is an independent scholar whose work is focused on religion, the body, and morality in the United States. She is the author of Seeking […]
Click here for a commentary (published in The Advocate) by Rev. Roland Stringfellow, Coordinator of the CLGS African American Roundtable!