More than 50 years ago, before the Stonewall Rebellion, a group of gay Christians, under the leadership of the Rev. Troy Perry, gathered in Los Angeles in 1968 and founded what was to become Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC), a gay-affirming Christian denomination which has grown to encompass people and congregations from more than 20 countries […]

What is next for the United Methodist Church, which has struggled to stay united given disagreements over the place of LGBTQ people in the denomination, same-gender marriage ceremonies, and the permissibility of ordaining LGBTQ pastors? Bishop Roy Sano, 2019-2020 Bishop in Residence at Pacific School of Religion, served on the PSR faculty from 1975 to […]

In this Lavender Lunch Carla Roland will discuss the findings of the first part of their research project on belonging for Latinx LGBTQ+ persons in the Episcopal Church and the various challenges faced by these communities.  In particular, they explore how folks feel about welcome, inclusion, appreciation, and belonging, and how this is a multivalent […]

In 2014 NCLR (The National Center for Lesbian Rights) launched Born Perfect: The Campaign to End Conversion Therapy by passing laws across the country to protect LGBT children and young people, fighting in courtrooms to ensure their safety, and raising awareness about the serious harms caused by these dangerous practices. Dev Cuny is a storyteller, […]

The 13th Annual | 2020 CLGS John E. Boswell Lecture: Enfleshing Eros, Healing Earth: A Queerly Christian Performance of Ecological Renewal in Three Acts Decades of religious debate concerning sexuality and gender have surfaced rich theological insights well beyond questions of inclusion for LGBTQ-identified people, including the vital significance of erotic desire for thinking and […]