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A Queer Spirituality for the Wilderness by Ish Ruiz

by Bernard Schlager

9 November 2025 When I reflect on the Trump era, what comes up for me is not so much the policies, but the feeling – that cold, anxious pulse of knowing that people like me are being targeted as unacceptable threats. Christian theology has served as justification for this scapegoating. For queer Christians, this era […]

Don’t Tell Us It’ll Probably Be Fine | by Jakob Hero-Shaw

by CLGS

5 October 2025 Your trans friends are scared. Our fears are fueled by new laws and by the uncertainty of what’s coming next. We see the risk of losing our health care. We live under restrictions in schools, in sports, and in restrooms. And when political leaders and organizations paint trans people as “dangerous,” it […]

Faith as Liberation: CLGS at 25 Years of Life-Saving Work… and Counting!

by Bernard Schlager

1 September 2025 Twenty-five years ago this month, The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) at Pacific School of Religion was founded on a simple yet revolutionary premise: that faith and LGBTQ+ identity are not only compatible, but that religious leaders have a moral imperative to stand against hatred and discrimination. Today, […]

LGBTQ-RAN: Holy Troublemakers | An online GALA Celebration

by CLGS

CLGS is proud to serve as a partner in support of the LGBTQ-Religious Archive Network’s online Gala Celebration. This online event will take place on Sunday, 19 October 2025. For more information and to register, click here.