Charge
The Status of LGBTIQ+ Persons in the Professions Committee recommends policies and good practices to assure the full access, belonging, and academic freedom of LGBTIQ+ persons within the Academy and develops programs to enhance their status in their professions
Recommended Resources
- Produced by the Committee:
- Ask the Diva articles on RSN (archived)
- External Resources:
- Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
- UCR Queer and Trans Studies in Religion Conference
- Holstein Dissertation Fellowship
- Hauntings: Queer/Trans Studies in Religion (Book series with NYU Press)
- QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion
- LBGTQ Religious Archives Network
- Center for LBGTQ & Gender Studies in Religion at Pacific School of Religion
- Theology & Sexuality (journal)
- LGBTQ at Chicago Theological Seminary
- Queer Religiosities: An Introduction to Queer and Transgender Studies in Religion by Melissa Wilcox
- Related Program Units:
Meeting Schedule
- One in-person meeting at the Annual Meeting in November
- Virtual meetings in spring, fall, and summer as needed
- Committee members meet in person with the other status committees every other year for a summit
Committee Members
- Term of Office: Four years, non-renewable
- Committee Composition: Up to six members
Committee Leadership
Melissa M. Wilcox (1/1/2024-12/31/2025), Chair
Eziaku Atuama Nwokocha (1/1/2022-12/31/2027), Vice Chair
Brian Blackmore (1/1/2025-12/31/2028), Committee Member
Ish Ruiz (1/1/2025-12/31/2028), Committee Member
Siobhan Kelly (1/1/2024-12/31/2027), Committee Member
Daniel Ballon-Garst (1/1/2022-12/31/2025), Committee Member