ronouns Day is celebrated every year on the third Wednesday in October (21 October 2020 this year) and it offers faith communities an important opportunities to raise awareness of the importance of respecting each person’s chosen pronouns. For genderqueer, Transgender, and gender non-conforming persons, being referred to by their correct pronouns is basic to their human […]
Click HERE for a video recording of this Jewish Queeries Series Event! In this first CLGS Jewish Queeries event of 2020-2021, Jericho Vincent, a genderqueer post-ultra-Orthodox Jew, offers a fascinating exploration of gender, Torah, and authenticity. Some of the questions they explore include the following: What does Judaism have to teach us about gender? In what […]
Click here to view a video recording of this webinar! Bishop Yvette Flunder (of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries and Senior Pastor of the City of Refuge, LICC in Oakland, CA) conducts a virtual conversation with religious leaders on how to think about the future of congregational ministry in this age of COVID-19. Although our […]
Click HERE a video recording of this Lavender Lunch! International activist, art therapist, and educator Nicole Santamaría will speak about their current ministry as Executive Director of El/La Para TransLatinas, a Bay Area organization that has served the Translatina community for over 25 years. Nicole’s direct work with the LGBTQI community started as a professor of Design & […]
Nuestro CLGS Currículo Latinx es una programa educativo provee una oportunidad para familias Latinx, y sus comunidades de fe, alcanzar la aceptación, entendimiento, y afirmación de las personas LGBTQ+ en sus familias y congregaciones. Esta es una oportunidad, también, para vivir plenamente los valores de inclusión y solidaridad en nuestras familias y comunidades de fe. […]
We are proud to reissue this resource produced by the CLGS Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Roundtable! Most mainstream Christian congregational education programs that affirm lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people focus on sexual orientation identity and diversity to serve the goal of inclusion. This approach is clearly helpful for sexual and gender minorities struggling against […]
Trans inclusion in Jewish communities and organizations is part of our commitment to tikkun olam. As Jews and allies, we know the importance of standing together to protect those who are vulnerable and in need of support. We want to help you by providing information about transgender people so that you become more fluent in […]