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This Month in Queer Religious History* July: Marsha P. Johnson On 6 July 1992, the body of Marsha P. Johnson, only 46 years old, was recovered from the Hudson River in New York City, not far from the Christopher Street pier where she had spent so much of her life. A central figure in the […]
Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS event! This CLGS African American Roundtable workshop explored the theological and practical foundations of holy resistance to systems of oppression. Participants learned how and why people of faith need to challenge empire, and we considered various tools for organizing in our communities to abolish and disrupt […]
Gay and bisexual men make up 70% of new HIV infections in the United States; communities of color and young adults are particularly hard hit. HIV testing is critical for both individual health and in the efforts to end the epidemic. When people know their HIV status, they can make healthy and informed choices about […]
Create Inclusive Space Congregational space can be an exclusive space, especially with regard to transgender individuals. For instance, most congregations still do not provide all-gender restroom facilities, and this omission can be a considerable barrier for transgender persons who belong, attend, or visit your congregation. Providing at least one accessible all-gender restroom is an important […]
By genuinely welcoming and integrating LGBTQ people into a congregation all members can experience transformation. When individuals who were once unwelcome and perhaps even unnamed are brought into a community of faith, new perspectives emerge on what it means to live as people of faith. When individuals who have been marginalized for so long enter […]
This Month in Queer Religious History* June: The 1972 Ithaca Statement on Bisexuality In late June of 1972, more than 100 Quakers (the popular name for members of The Society of Friends) gathered for an impromptu workshop at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, during the Friends General Conference, the annual gathering of socially-progressive Quakers […]
On 19 June 1865 Union General Gordon Granger proclaimed in Galveston, Texas, the federal government’s decree that all previously-enslaved people in Texas were free; this proclamation was read over two and a half years after the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been signed by President Abraham Lincoln on 1 January 1863. It is this […]