26 January 2024 This week we want to emphasize the value of positive messages. LGBTQ people and our families are exposed to homophobic and transphobic messages all the time — from preachers on the car radio, legislators pushing anti-trans bathroom bills, jokes around the water cooler, relatives who don’t understand, and on and on. Or […]
Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS Lavender Lunch! The 1960’s began the rise of “out and proud” religious communities that welcomed LGBTQ+ people to come as their authentic selves. Congregational life and leadership has evolved since that time and the question of the relevance of queer congregations is debated today. In this CLGS […]
19 January 2024 Build coalitions with other communities of faith who are engaged in similar work and are LGBTQ inclusive! Working together in coalition can strengthen our work and remind us that we are part of a larger community. We can accomplish more together than we can as individuals. Find out which other congregations in […]
So you’re ready to welcome LGBTQ+ people at your place of worship. Fantastic! Now its time to let everyone know.
5 January 2024 Welcome to the fourth edition of our popular weekly blog on 52 Ways to Expand Your Welcome to LGBTQ+ People and Our Families! Each week in 2024 we will post suggestions on how your faith community can become more welcoming to – and inclusive of – LGBTQ+ People and Our Families. Are […]
Trans Day of Remembrance is celebrated on Monday, 20 November 2023 If you are a religious leader in a congregation that is going to officially recognize Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), that is wonderful. I wish that every faith community would lift up this day. This is a holy day of mourning. This is a […]
Click here for a video recording of this CLGS Lavender Lunch! On National Coming Out Day 2022, Rev. Dr. Roland Stringfellow follows up on his PSR Chapel “Coming Out Day” sermon to provide more details on the approach CLGS that takes in all of our our Roundtable projects. In this discussion we explore the unique […]