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52 Ways #34: Celebrate and Include Transgender People!

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24 April 2026 Your congregation may have decided to welcome people of all sexual orientations before there was a significant awareness about including gender identity. You may have already talked about and worked on including gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, but not transgender people. Now is a great time to revisit those conversations and expand […]

The 19th Annual | 2026 CLGS John E. Boswell Lecture: Bishop Tonyia Rawls Speaks on: MELANIN: The Good… The Bad… and the Sacred

17 April 2026 by Tonyia Rawls

Click here to view a video recording of this CLGS Lecture! MELANIN: The Good…The Bad…and the Sacred Bishop Tonyia Rawls Thursday, 16 April 2026 | 4pm (Pacific Time) | ONLINE We are living in a day and age where the amount of God-given melanin in one’s skin can literally determine what jobs you have access to, […]

52 Ways #33: Restrooms Available for All!

15 April 2026

16 April 2026 Let’s face it: everyone needs to use the restroom. You can make your congregation more welcoming by providing non-gendered restroom spaces. These make an important statement about your openness to transgender and gender non-conforming people. Studies have shown that transgender people face significant harassment and violence in public restrooms; you can counter […]

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

11 April 2026

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 #32: Increase LGBTQ Visibility Throughout the Year!

09 April 2026

10 April 2026 While it is important to recognize and affirm key dates and events within the LGBTQ community, your welcome is even greater if you do not limit LGBTQ visibility to those times. LGBTQ people and their families who come to your worship services, teachings, or programs will notice the presence of others who […]

52 Ways #31: Host an Online Community Forum!

02 April 2026

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 […]

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 […]