CLGS is Accepting Applications for Our 2022-2023 Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort!

15 May 2022 by Bernard Schlager

Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2022-2023 Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort! The application deadline is Monday, 20 June 2022 A Year-Long Leadership Development Program for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Seminarians For the last nine years, CLGS, the Freedom Center for Social Justice and the National LGBTQ Task Force have sponsored a program for transgender, […]

Join CLGS in Celebrating International Pronouns Day: 20 October 2021!

17 October 2021 by Bernard Schlager

Join CLGS in celebrating International Pronouns Day on 20 October 2021! CLGS’ Statement of Endorsement for IPD: “The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) at Pacific School of Religion proudly endorses International Pronouns Day, which seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating others about personal pronouns a priority for our organization. Referring to people by the […]

Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort Application Deadline EXTENDED to 22 June 2021

14 June 2021 by Bernard Schlager

We have extended the deadline for 2021-2022 Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort to Tuesday, 22 June 2021! Click here for more information – including a link to our online application form.

CLGS is Accepting Applications for Our 2021-2022 Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort!

03 May 2021 by Bernard Schlager

Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2021-2022 Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort! The application deadline is 22 June 2021 A Year-Long Leadership Development Program for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Seminarians For the last eight years, CLGS, the Freedom Center for Social Justice and the National LGBTQ Task Force have sponsored a program for transgender, nonbinary, […]

52 Ways #30: Celebrate & Include Transgender People!

27 March 2021 by CLGSAdminy1

Your congregation may have made the decision to welcome people of all sexual orientations before there was a significant awareness about including gender identity. You may have already talked about and worked on including gay, lesbian and bisexual people, but not transgender people. Now is a great time to revisit those conversations and expand your […]

Our 2020-2021 Trans Seminarian Cohort!

10 January 2021 by CLGSAdminy1

TOP ROW (Left to Right): (1) Carter Snyder-Samuelson | (2) Mai | (3) Logan Lovelace | (4) Kameryn Lee BOTTOM ROW (Left to Right): (5) Benny VanDerburgh | (6) Koach Baruch | (7) Sam Aldave | (8) Drak Druella We are proud to introduce our 2020-2021 Trans Seminarian Cohort, our 8th class! Sponsored by CLGS, […]

52 Ways #11: Commemorate Transgender of Remembrance

14 November 2020 by Bernard Schlager

Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual day of mourning that is observed every year on November 20th as a way to honor lives lost to anti-trans violence. The first TDOR was observed in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in honor of her friend Rita Hester, who was slain in an act of transphobic […]

52 Ways #7: Celebrate International Pronouns Day

17 October 2020 by Bernard Schlager

“Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity. Being referred to by the wrong pronouns particularly affects transgender and gender nonconforming people. Together, we can transform society to celebrate people’s multiple, intersecting identities.” (pronounsday.org) International Pronouns Day (IPD) is celebrated every year on the third Wednesday in October […]

CLGS Deplores Trump’s Denial of Health Care Protections for Trans People

13 June 2020 by Bernard Schlager

CLGS PRESS RELEASE 13 June 2020 The CLGS Transgender Roundtable, a program of the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS), deplores the recent decision of the Trump administration to deny the civil rights of Transgender people by allowing medical professionals, hospitals, and insurance companies to discriminate on the basis of gender identity. […]

CLGS is Accepting Applications for Our 2020-2021 Trans Seminarian Cohort!

03 April 2020 by CLGSAdminy1

Trans Seminarian Cohort Application Click here to apply for the 2020-2021 Trans Seminarian Cohort! The application deadline is 15 June 2020. A YEAR-LONG LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TRANSGENDER & GENDERQUEER SEMINARIANS For the last seven years, CLGS, the Freedom Center for Social Justice and the National LGBTQ Task Force have sponsored a program for transgender and […]