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Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, & Queer Persons in the Profession Task Force
Charge: This group recommends policies and good practices to assure the full access and academic freedom of LGBTIQ persons within the Academy and develops programs to enhance their status in the profession.
Composition: Up to five members.
Terms of Office: Five years.
Current Members:
Melissa M. Wilcox (Chair) Rudy V. Busto Horace Griffin Jennifer Harvey Laurel C. Schneider Stephanie Gray (Staff Liaison)
Upcoming Annual Meeting Events
Look for the following Task Force sponsored events at the 2009 Annual Meeting in Montréal:
- A Special Topics Forum on the intersections of LGBTIQ identity and LGBTIQ studies with the career paths of religious studies scholars (A7-101);
- A mentoring lunch sponsored jointly by the Task Force, the Committee on the Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession, and the Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession (A8-136); and
- A reception for LGBTIQ scholars and scholars of LGBTIQ studies (A7-405).
Also, watch for the sessions sponsored by the three program units that focus on LGBTIQ studies in religion: the Lesbian-Feminist Issues and Religion Group, the Gay Men's Issues in Religion Group, and the Queer Theory and LGBT Studies in Religion Consultation.
And finally, the Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession Committee is sponsoring a Special Topics Forum on queering communities of color (A8-301).
Opportunities
Job descriptions, calls for papers/proposals, and conference information relevant to LGBTIQ Studies in religion will be posted in this section when they come up. Have a story or idea you'd like to share, or a question about the Task Force? Please e-mail any of the Task Force members listed above, or use the e-mail form at the bottom of this page.
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
Committee on the Status of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession
Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
Queer Theory and LGBT Studies in Religion Consultation
Lesbian-Feminist Issues and Religion Group
Gay Men's Issues in Religion Group
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