CLGS provides a range of resources for the constituencies served by the Center in academic, faith, and activist communities.

52 Ways #20: Intentionally Include Bisexual People

2 days ago

9 January 2026 One way to increase your overall welcome is to intentionally include bisexual people. The acronym LGBTQ has a “B” for bisexual, but sometimes communities are not as aware or welcoming as they could be. We may say “LGBTQ,” but then erase the particularities of bisexual identity. Sometimes we make assumptions about people; […]

Building Your TDOR Toolkit with The CLGS Transgender Roundtable

5 days ago

Click here for a video recording of this online CLGS event! In this workshop, we explore ways to honor Trans Day of Remembrance in congregations and community organizations. The workshop leaders share ideas from a variety of faith-based and secular settings, and participants shared questions and ideas from their own faith and community contexts. Workshop Leaders […]

This Month in Queer Religious History | January: The 1965 New Years Benefit Ball in San Francisco

10 January 2026

1 January 2026 This Month in Queer Religious History* The 1965 New Year’s Benefit Ball in San Francisco “Drag queens and attendees at the New Year’s Mardi Gras Ball, held at California Hall in San Francisco on January 1, 1965. Photos from the Citizen’s News, in the Periodicals Collection of the GLBT Historical Society.” [San […]

52 Ways #19: Feed Hungry People, Including Hungry LGBTQ People

09 January 2026

9 January 2026 Despite the stereotypes of wealthy white gay men, the reality is that LGBTQ people—as a result of systemic oppression—are more likely than heterosexuals to live in poverty and, therefore, to be food insecure. This is especially true for people of color who face racism in addition to anti-LGBTQ attitudes, the young and […]

52 Ways #18: Expand Pronoun Options

01 January 2026

2 January 2026 Some people use non-gendered pronouns to identify themselves because it better reflects who they are than “he” or “she.” You can make it clear that your congregation welcomes them by creating space to name our own pronouns. And—because we respect the grammar lovers among us—let us assure you that these are perfectly […]

Queer Indigenous Thrival: Remembering Our Histories and Ancestors with Professor Chris Finley | A CLGS Lavender Lunch

30 December 2025 by Chris Finley

Click here to view this CLGS Lavender Lunch! Queer Indigenous/Two Spirit life has been in a biopolitical war of survival with the violent encroachment of heteropatriarchy and settler colonialism on our lands, spiritual practices, family formations, and education. How do we strive for thrival in times of survival? Is this even a worthy goal in […]

52 Ways #17: Add LGBTQ Books to Your Book Discussion Group

25 December 2025

26 December 2025 Does your community have a book club or discussion group? Take a look at the titles you’ve read over the last couple of years and consider whether they are fully inclusive of LGBTQ people and themes. Sometimes, groups inadvertently adopt suggested lists created for book groups that overlook diversity when making their […]