CLGS provides a range of resources for the constituencies served by the Center in academic, faith, and activist communities.
Many of us have shown our inclusive faith by participating in Pride parades around the country. This is critical to counteract the ongoing fallacy that all, or even most, people of faith stand in opposition to LGBTQ rights. Religious groups that protest Pride celebrations alienate many of the attendees and can even re-awaken the pain […]
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 […]
29 May 2026 LGBTQ people understand from years of experience that they are unwelcome in most congregations. Since our culture is saturated with the anti-queer rhetoric of religious leaders who claim to represent the only authentic Jewish and Christian positions on homosexuality, a congregation that seeks to become welcoming needs to state clearly and publicly […]
Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS workshop! Given the many times throughout the year we mark commemorations and celebrations important to our LGBTQ+ communities, let us embrace these opportunities to preach with queer wisdom and insight. In this workshop, we delved into aspects of the richness of LGBTQ+ history, culture, and […]
22 May 2026 A congregation interested in becoming a community of care should begin with education and compassionate dialogue. The leaders and members of a church or synagogue will need to educate themselves about sexual orientation, gender identity, and the most genuine and effective ways to integrate LGBTQ people into the life of the congregation. […]
This Month in Queer Religious History* May: Joan of Arc On 30 May 1431, a nineteen-year-old peasant girl from the village of Domrémy in France was burned at the stake in the marketplace of Rouen, condemned as a heretic by a court of church authorities acting in the interests of England during the final decades […]
15 May 2026 Everyone can distinguish a genuine welcome from one that is half-hearted, and it is not difficult for LGBTQ people to realize whether they are welcomed or not in a particular congregation. Merely posting a welcome sign or publishing a statement of acceptance does not prove, of course, that a congregation is actually […]