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Reflection: Rev. Alba Onofrio, Soulforce (2024)
Struggle and Lament: Our faith traditions and the Bible lift up expressions of longing, mourning, even anger at the way things are. Over 700 people die every day in the United States due to poverty. Millions of people in the U.S. die each year from inadequate healthcare. Crises of pandemics, state sanctioned violence, storms and other disasters disproportionately affect the poor and people of color. In the richest country in human history, there are 140 million people who are poor or one emergency from economic ruin. These are our people, our leaders, our families and we must mourn and wail and cry out to God for justice. The season of “Struggle & Lament” parallels the season of Lent in many Christian traditions and, also, is a season in which the poor and dispossessed lament our struggles and call for the repentance of those who pursue policies and systems that are killing us. Listen here.
Soulforce ED "My Queerness is What Saved Me." (2024)
“Queerness is what saved me. It was my queerness that was that moment of rupture that made me totally have to rethink my faith, my experience, my life, because it broke me out of that mold of ‘this is the only box I can be good.’” – Rev Alba Onofrio Watch Here.
S05E03 Reclaiming Faith: Dismantling White Christian Supremacy and Healing Through Indigenous Spirituality (2024)
What if the very religion that oppressed your ancestors could also be your path to liberation? Join us as we engage with Soulforce's representatives—Reverend Alba Onofrio, Nadia Arellano, and Karina Vargas—in a powerful conversation about dismantling white Christian supremacy and Christian nationalism. We share insights from a recent gathering at Syracuse University, highlighting the crucial role of community and continuous dialogue in tackling these urgent issues. Listen here.
Gender Injustice and Poverty, Part II (2024)
In this episode guest host Shailly Gupta-Barnes and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Kairos Center for Religions, Rights & Social Justice talk with Rev. Alba Onofrio about Gender Injustice and Poverty.
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Accidental Tomatoes (2023)
In this episode guest hosts Jenny Williams and Krysta Rexrode Wolfe talk with Reverend Sex about queerness, activism, healing from spiritual violence, the good news of God in Appalachia, and what it means to be “antagonistically alive.” Listen here.
Join us for Pentecost Sunday (2023)
Meet the Rev. Alba Onofrio (they/them), Executive Director of Soulforce, an organization dedicated to healing spiritual violence against queer people. Alba will be our preacher on May 28, 2023. You can learn about their work on the Accidental Tomatoes podcast in Season 4, Ep. 13 at accidentaltomatoes.com.
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Vanderbilt Divinity School (2022)
"Roe vs Wade has always raised questions about whose bodies are governed, regulated, and surveilled. The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the 1973 law has revealed the fault lines in the discourse around women’s bodies, health care, reproductive rights, sexuality, and even the appropriation of children for politicized purposes, justified by a weaponized version of Christianity. Join us in the important conversation. Let us disrupt the governing body narratives. Together, we can reclaim all women’s agency and embodiment." Click here to watch.
Jubilee!'s July 31st Sunday Celebration, "Let the River of Great Expectations Run" led by Alba Onofrio with Yona FrenchHawk, Susie Davis, Nancy Hayes & Friends, and Ryan Crabtree & the World Beat Band featuring Paula Hanke. Watch here.
Jubilee!'s March 6th Sunday Celebration, "Crossing the Threshold of When Is Enough" led by Alba Onofrio. Watch here.
En este episodio Andres y David tienen el honor de tener un elenco de lujo para hablar de #TeologíaQueer, de #homosexualidad, de #Inclusión y #afirmación, del Papel de la Iglesia y de como podemos ser mejores #Aliades. Listen here.
¡Las de Magdala les venimos a presentar un libro! Querida gente, este episodio es al que nos referimos en nuestro último post en Instagram y FB. ¡Nos reencontramos con Alba! con el equipo de Teología Sin Vergüenza en Casa Javorai en Costa Rica. Hablamos del libro Violencia Espiritual y Fenómenos Religiosos que Abusan de la Fe. Alba Onofrio y Karina Vargas junto con Judith Bautista Fajardo crearon este libro que nos ayuda a identificar esta violencia y trabajar tanto a nivel personal como a nivel comunitario. Listen here.
In episode four of Go With Grace, Soulforce Co-Executive Director Rev. Alba Onofrio and Kinship Minister Grace Nichols discuss the theological resource "Breaking Open Biblical Literalism and Inerrancy". Listen here.
Rev. Alba Onofrio and Yaz Mendez Nuñez are queer Latinx Southerners whose commitments are to love, joy, and the struggle for liberation. They serve as the Co-Executive Directors of Soulforce, a national organization whose mission is to end the religious and political oppression of LGBTQI people by sabotaging white Christian Supremacy through relentless nonviolent resistance. Soulforce’s theory of change rests on the idea that healing from religious-based trauma and building up Indomitable Spirits across movements will grow in us the agency and resiliency we need to combat ideological violence and build a New Creation that offers all of us whole and abundant Life. Listen here.
openDemocracy (2020)
"They describe themselves as a queer evangelical from Southern Appalachia – and among a growing number of people reclaiming God from supremacists." Listen to Rev. Sex unpack Christian Supremacy and its effects on marginalized communities around the world. Click here to watch. | Read the companion article.
Encuentros Latinxs (2020)
Stories of spirituality, culture, and identity from Latinx perspectives. This podcast is a project of Proyecto Encuentros de Gracia y Bienvenida, an LGBTQ Latinx ministry in the United Church of Christ.
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Reverend Sex names the insidious project of whiteness to claim Latinxs who feel distanced from their heritage, unpacks the complexities of mixed identity, and names this force called “Christian Supremacy.” Listen here.
El coloquio abre un espacio de diálogo interdisciplinario, especialmente desde la filosofía, para que la reflexión crítica, el intercambio de experiencias y la actualización profesional que alimente el trabajo docente, el investigativo y la acción social, todo desde la perspectiva de derechos humanos de la diversidad sexual. Rvda. Alba Onofrio dio conferencias sobre el tema de familias diversas en la Biblia. Enlace aquí.
Las de Magdala Podcast (2020)
Las de Magdala son mujeres creyentes promoviendo la Teología Feminista. Buscamos aportar para una sociedad más justa y equitativa "donde quepamos todas y todos. "Compartimos una teología inclusiva y liberadora como resistencia al sistema patriarcal tanto en la sociedad como en las instituciones eclesiales. Contamos nuestras experiencias y las de nuestras aliadas en el continente.
En este capítulo conversamos con nuestra invitada especial Reverenda Alba Onofrio, acerca de Teología Feminista, Teología Queer, Erotismo, Sexualidad, Sexo, y nuestras luchas como Creyentes Feministas. Escucha aquí.
La Teja (2020)
La Teja es un periódico nacional de Costa Rica. En este artículo, Rvda. Alba Onofrio niega que la Biblia defina a la familia como mamá, papá e hijos, como aseguran los grupos religiosos conservadores. Haga clic aquí para seguir leyendo.
Q de Cuir Revista (2019)
Un artículo sobre la violencia espiritual y como niega el valor sagrado de las personas LGBTQI.
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Q de Cuir es una revista digital cubana para el empoderamiento de las personas LGBTIQ+ a partir de una información centrada en nuestra realidad y necesidades. Haga clic aquí para seguir leyendo.
HeyXorje.com Radio (2019)
Media personality and LGBTQ/Latino activist Xorje Olivares brings the chisme on everything from politics, entertainment, and culture.
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In this episode, Xorje interviews Rev. Alba Onofrio (Reverend Sex) of Soulforce. Click here to listen.
OutFront: Queer Latinx Reverend Confronts Hate in Charlottesville (2018)
"Rev. Alba Onofrio joined 1,000 other clergy members in Charlottesville on Saturday to peacefully confront white nationalist “Unite the Right” protesters." Read here.
Thinking God Podcast (2017)
Thinking God is weekly podcast featuring discussions with writers, speakers, educators and artists who take spirituality seriously and who share the conclusion that hope is still a viable option. Listen here.
New York Times (2017)
En una entrevista, Reverendx Sex se rebeló en contra de esta estructura, y explicó que tener una “x” es una manera de reconocer lo politizada que es una lengua.
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Sex for Smart People (2016)
Rev. Alba Onofrio shares about their journey to embracing relationship and family beyond default scripts/labels and their work as spiritual director of Soulforce, holding authenticity and intentionality as paramount, fighting for the lives of queer and trans people everywhere!
We collectively address listener questions including: How do I raise my son when I see the world as such a hostile and terrifying place, especially after the Pulse massacre? A bisexual cis woman in a relationship with a straight cis dude wonders: do I have a right to claim the term queer? We also jam about the connection of Christian Supremacy to rape culture, consent that goes far deeper than the tactical or “asking permission”, and queer identity as a rallying cry / call to action / politically based orientation to the world based in an experience of marginalization. Shout outs about the book “Revolutionary Mothering: Love On the Front Lines” to which Alba contributed, the movie “Captain Fantastic”, the Sexual Liberation Collective, and Soulforce’s healing take on the Sodom and Gomorrah story. Click here to listen.
Lord Have Mercy (2016)
Lord Have Mercy is a podcast about God, sex, and the Bible from the creator of Our Bible App, Crystal Cheatham.
In this episode, Crystal and Reverend Sex get deep and personal when they discuss the sensuality of Song of Solomon. Click here to listen.
30 Seconds or Less (2016)
Thirty Seconds or Less is the world’s shortest podcast, a flash mob of ideas, hundreds of voices exploring the art of elimination. If you can’t say it in thirty seconds, you’re probably not ready to say it at all.
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Velvet Lips On Air (2014)
Velvet Lips ON AIR is proud to have the Sexual Liberation Collective on the show! We will be discussing how you can free your sexual self, based on the multitude of identities that may comprise you. Everything from race to spirituality will be discussed and we will share our stories and show you how you can free yourself! Click here to listen.
Soulforce Spirit Resource Library
Soulforce creates accessible, spiritually-healing political and theological resources in English and Spanish that center our commitment to justice for all marginalized people. These resources are made to demystify and rethink fundamentalist ideologies while offering new approaches to the Bible and Christian theology. Click here to access and download free resources.
Violencia Espiritual y fenómenos religiosos que abusan de la fe (2022)
Voices from the Ancestors: Xicanx and Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices (2019)
Contact Reverend Sex via email for media requests & speaking engagements.
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