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52 Ways #31: Host an Online Community Forum!

2 days ago

3 April 2026 What issues are of the most concern to your local LGBTQ communities? How could they best be addressed in your area? You might want to consider hosting an online community forum to raise awareness and discuss how this issue is affecting people in your neighborhood, town, or city. You can invite community members, local decision […]

This Month in Queer Religious History | April: The 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation

3 days ago

1 April 2026 This Month in Queer Religious History* The 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation Sōtō On 25 April 1993, the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Equal Rights and Liberation brought together approximately one million people for one of the largest civil rights demonstrations in US history. Organized at a […]

52 Ways #30: Recognize the Discrimination that LGBTQ People Face

26 March 2026

27 March 2026 Did you know that half of LGBTQ people in this country live in states where there are no protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity? Many people think such discrimination is already illegal, but only 21 states and the District of Columbia ban discrimination in employment and housing; one […]

Trans Biblical: New Approaches to Interpretation and Embodiment in Scripture: A Conversation with the Authors | A CLGS Lavender Lunch

20 March 2026 by Eric A. Thomas, J Marchal, Melissa Harl Sellew

Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS Lavender Lunch! NOTE: The publisher has generously offered a 40% discount for friends of CLGS through 31 March 2026. Just enter TRANSBIBLICAL40 into the discount code field when checking out at the following page: https://www.wjkbooks.com/Products/0664268897/trans-biblical.aspx In this CLGS Lavender Lunch, we joined in conversation with […]

52 Ways #29: Include Children with LGBTQ Parents

19 March 2026

20 March 2026 Part of being a vibrant, inclusive faith community is creating an affirming space not only for LGBTQ people but for our families as well. More than a quarter of same-sex households include children, with studies showing 28.7% of families overall raising children, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA. Among African-Americans, the number is even […]

52 Ways #28: Assess Your Progress

12 March 2026

13 March 2026 It is helpful to step back from time to time and take stock of where we are in creating congregations that genuinely welcome and include LGBTQ+ people. When you are working to expand your welcome, take a little time to inventory your leaders and ministries. At this halfway point in the year, […]

This Month in Queer Religious History | March: Issan Dorsey

07 March 2026

1 March 2026 This Month in Queer Religious History* Issan Dorsey: Sōtō Zen Monk and Teacher In the landscape of American Buddhism, few paths have been as unconventional (or as profound) as that of Issan Dorsey (7 March 7, 1933- 6 September 1990). A former drag queen, drug addict, and US Navy veteran who became […]