CLGS will be present at the online National LGBTQ Taskforce Creating Change 2021 Conference — and this is our 20th time in attendance! Click here to register for this online conference. Check out our exhibitor booth here and also these CLGS-sponsored workshops: “An Exploration of Queer and Trans Ministry” with the CLGS Transgender Seminarian Cohort.  […]

Click here for a Zoom link for this event! Rev. Blayne Higa will discuss how the inclusive and affirming spirituality of Shin Buddhism serves as the foundation for his life and ministry.  Within the universal embrace of boundless wisdom and compassion how does understanding our imperfections help cultivate gratitude, acceptance, and resilience? Rev. Higa is the Resident […]

Click here for a Zoom link for this event! Richard will discuss beefcake magazines (softcore gay male pornography) from the 1950s and 1960s that served as a site for erotic exploration and development of a nascent gay community. Of particular focus will be the creation of queer spirituality based on popular Greco-Roman themes in the magazines, […]

Click here for a Zoom link for this event! The music! The wine! The headdresses! No, we’re not just talking about Midnight Mass at the Vatican.  We’re talking about drag! From ancient shamans to Purim celebrations, drag performance has always had a place in spiritual traditions. And for many queer people, drag and nightlife culture is an […]

Click here for a Zoom link for this event! For centuries, evangelicals who read the Bible have literally misused seven verses to convince the world that homosexuality is a sin and that homosexuals are sinners. Those verses have forced many LGBTQ+ persons to live their lives under a cloud of shame and guilt. In his recently-published book Clobber […]

Click here for a Zoom link for this event! In this Lavender Lunch Fáwárìnwa Huff, an Iyanifa (an initiated IFA priest), discusses understandings of sexuality, gender, and play in Ifá, a Yoruba religion.  Drawing upon the ancient and vibrant proverbs, poems, and stories of the Ifá tradition, Ms. Huff will explore some of the ways in which […]