Are you navigating faith, family, sexuality, and identity as an LGBTQIA+ person at the intersections of feminism, spirituality and queerness? Are you an ally tired of religious distortions of hate and exclusion? This is your invitation to pull up a chair and join us at the kitchen table. On Mondays, we host deep, liberating conversations with theologians, elders, and everyday saints about sacred resistance, gender justice, and decolonial faith. On Wednesdays, we offer Love Letters from Rev. Sex, a Southern Queer feminist and Latine pastor with an activist's heart and a theologian's mind. On select Fridays, we offer our special feature, Sounds Like Soulforce, which invites you into the mosaic of our organization's people, our passions, and our projects, sharing dispatches from across the Americas about how to recognize and resist white Christian Supremacy.
Hosted by Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), this podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful. It’s a space for exploration as we seek to create change while sharing the experience, wisdom, and connections Soulforce has built as a social justice nonprofit organization over the last 30 years.
The current feature on our channel is Shameless Theology, or Teología Sin Vergüenza (TSV), a unique podcast that amplifies ferocious Queer-Trans, feminist, academically-trained Latine theologians who are living examples of counter-narratives and theological resistance to the political and religious threats our people face. This season forefronts our newly released book: Spiritual Violence: Religious Phenomena that Defile the Faith. This timely resource identifies and examines the consequences of white Christian Supremacy through historical context and case studies, centering lived experiences of marginalized people, and offers critical analysis and practical tools for healing and resistance.
This media project is the first of its kind: a woman-led and queer-centered conversation space where Latine faith activists and theologians convene digitally across the Americas to discuss the alternatives to death-dealing theologies of Christian fundamentalisms that kill our spirits and impede our progress to equal rights and human dignity — all from an unapologetically politicized faith perspective.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Shameless Theology homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latine power building, please make a donation.
Shameless Theology S1:00 Introducing Teología Sin Vergüenza
Monday, October 6, 2025 • Duration 10:19
Welcome to Teología Sin Vergüenza (TSV)! This is a podcast about shameless theology that centers dialogue on Queer, trans, and feminist theology. Hosted by Rev. Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), this podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful.
TSV seeks to decolonize faith, mixing theological education with real-life experiences to support human rights and liberation. Initially launched in Spanish, TSV addresses the monopolization of religious discourse by the far right. The platform gathers people of diverse Christian denominations, pastors, activists, and scholars to discuss gender identity, sex, and pleasure in the context of faith, aiming to heal the wounds of colonizing religion and create a welcoming space for topics often considered taboo in religious spaces. For the first time, Teología Sin Vergüenza is now in English.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Teología Sin Vergüenza homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latinx power building, please make a donation.
Trailer: Teología Sin Vergüenza - Shameless Theology
Monday, September 29, 2025 • Duration 01:10
Teología Sin Vergüenza (TSV) is a unique podcast that amplifies ferocious queer, feminist, academically-trained Latinx theologians who are living examples of counter-narratives and theological resistance to the political and religious threats our people face.
This media project is the first of its kind: a woman-led and queer-centered conversation space where activists and theologians convene digitally across the Americas to discuss the alternatives to death-dealing theologies of Christian fundamentalism that kill our spirits and impede our progress to equal human rights — all from an unapologetically politicized faith perspective.
Love Letters From Rev. Sex S1:01 Sacred Resistance and Spiritual Healing
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 • Duration 21:26
In this first episode of 'Love Letters From Reverend Sex,' Reverend Alba Onofrio, also known as Reverend Sex, commemorates their 10th anniversary of ordained ministry. They reflect on their unconventional ministry journey as a Queer feminist Latinx spiritual strategist with Soulforce and the Sexual Liberation Collective. Reverend Sex discusses their ordination by a diverse group of radical queers in Durham, North Carolina, emphasizing the importance of fighting spiritual violence and reclaiming theology for marginalized communities. They share how creative rituals, such as adapted communion and a reimagined 'Our Mother' prayer, play a role in their ministry. The episode also touches on the significance of community accountability and the intersection of faith and activism in working towards liberation and spiritual healing.
Hosted by Rev. Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), this podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful while centering dialogue on Queer, trans, and feminist theology.
The platform gathers people of diverse Christian denominations, pastors, activists, and scholars to discuss gender identity, sex, and pleasure in the context of faith, aiming to heal the wounds of colonizing religion and create a welcoming space for topics often considered taboo in religious spaces.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Teología Sin Vergüenza homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latinx power building, please make a donation.
Shameless Theology S1:01 Divine Pleasure After Purity Culture with Rev. Dr. Lis Valle-Ruiz
Season 1 · Episode 1
Monday, October 13, 2025 • Duration 58:21
Can pleasure be divine? How do you become shameless after decades of living under the lies and pain of purity culture? What does shameless theology look like?
In this first English episode of TSV, Reverend Sex introduces the vibrant world of Queer and feminist theology, focusing on communities from Latin America and its diaspora. Reverend Sex and their guest, the Rev. Dr. Lis Valle-Ruiz, discuss their personal and communal journeys of integrating Queer identity, activism, and faith. They touch upon themes of cultural and spiritual exile, the myths of purity culture, and the intersections of queerness and Christianity. They reflect on their shared history, the life-giving nature of their work, and their ongoing quest for spiritual and sexual liberation.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Queer and Feminist Theology
01:30 Meet the Hosts: Reverend Sex and Rev. Dr. Lis Valle-Ruiz
03:42 The Concept of 'Sin Vergüenza' and Personal Stories
09:51 The Intersection of Activism, Theology, and Queerness
13:33 Challenges and Triumphs in Queer Christian Communities
22:37 Sexuality, Purity Culture, and Personal Growth
28:15 Adventurous Beginnings
28:29 Exploring Non-Monogamy
28:59 Academic and Cultural Challenges
29:44 Discovering Dominatrix
30:12 Embracing Non-Monogamy
31:16 Navigating Relationships
38:07 Purity Culture vs. Asexuality
41:06 Institutional Navigation
44:41 Spiritual and Personal Growth
50:55 Creating Life-Giving Projects
52:46 Conclusion and Reflections
Shameless Theology S1:02 Decolonial Theology and Queer Feminism w/ Dr. Nancy Bedford
Monday, October 20, 2025 • Duration 01:08:57
Host Reverend Alba Onofrio (Reverend Sex) welcomes Dr. Nancy Bedford to explore the intersections of queer and feminist theology within the Latin American context. The discussion delves into Bedford's personal journey and her work, emphasizing the critical role of decolonial theology. Topics include the reinterpretation of religious texts, especially the Bible, through the empowering lens of feminist and queer readings. Bedford highlights the importance of community, mutuality, and the role of spirituality in resisting oppressive structures. The conversation also touches on the historical and contemporary significance of influential women in theology, and the broader implications of their work for faith-based activism today.
00:00 Introduction to Queer and Feminist Theology
02:08 Meet Nancy Bedford: A Journey of Faith and Feminism
03:39 The Power of Grace and Resistance
06:01 The Intersection of Faith and Feminism
15:05 Theological Feminism and Liberation
19:32 Global Perspectives on Feminism
32:02 Complementarianism and Mutuality
34:38 The Advocate and Transformation
35:19 Spirituality and Enjoyment
36:35 Community and Accountability
38:58 Mother God and the Holy Spirit
40:23 Theology and Interpretation
52:06 The Power of Prayer and Contemplation
53:39 Historical Resistance and Cultural Values
55:46 The Role of Theology in Modern Times
59:21 The Importance of Spiritual Resources
01:01:45 Honoring Ancestors and Personal Influences
Dr. Nancy Elizabeth Bedford has been Georgia Harkness Professor of Theology at Garrett Theological Seminary since 2003; previously she taught theology in her home country of Argentina. She has written, co-written, or edited eleven books and written over 100 book chapters and journal articles, which have appeared in six languages. Her forthcoming book is and her latest book chapter is “”
Love Letters From Reverend Sex S2:10 Choosing Love When Fear Threatens to Divide Us
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 • Duration 21:23
This season finale of Love Letters From Reverend Sex begins on a quiet island where Reverend Sex reflects on the ocean’s ability to hold emotional turbulence and on the heavy days that call us back to choosing love over fear. After a conversation with Pantay, an LGBTQ youth advocacy group in Manila, Reverend Sex shares the raw moment when a mother asked why so many people still choose hate—and why religion so often stands in the way of love.
Reverend Sex explores how fear becomes the engine of division, how religious teachings about obedience and punishment shape our understanding of love, and how fear gets normalized in families, churches, and society. They trace how this fear-based theology leads people to comply with systems that harm them, and how Queer and Trans people continually resist by choosing authenticity, community, and love even when fear is justified.
The love letter closes with a meditation on the bravery of choosing love in a world built on fear, drawing a parallel to Jesus’ own refusal to recant his message of equality and liberation. Reverend Sex offers a prayer for courage, protection, and the strength to keep choosing love—trusting that the desire for truth and belonging is always more powerful than fear.
01:41 Ocean Reflections at Dusk
02:06 Holding Turbulence in the Body
02:48 LGBTQ Youth Q&A
04:29 The Mother’s Question
05:46 Fear as the Engine of Division
06:50 How Religion Gets Weaponized
08:26 Fear, Obedience, and Belonging
13:26 Choosing Love in a World Built on Fear
16:05 The Lineage of Jesus and the Cost of Love
17:52 A Prayer for Courage and Truth
Hosted by Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio -), is confession and revelation, intimate and inspirational. This weekly message from an ordained pastor, spiritual healer, and bruja troublemaker will empower you to reject practices of spiritual violence and eradicate shame and fear in your life. This is the spiritual home you’ve been looking for.
Shameless Theology S2:10 Catholic Priestess and Godmother of the Disappeared w/ Rosa Manriquez
Monday, July 6, 2026 • Duration 01:13:09
In this season finale of Shameless Theology Rev. Alba Onofrio hosts beloved returning guest Rosa Manriquez in an inspiring conversation that captures the essence of the Sinvergüenza spirit.
Rosa describes her youth as a “manzana de la discordia” pursuing knowledge, resisting shame, and questioning her elders. Rev. Alba and Rosa discuss the importance of listening to children, keeping them grounded, and raising daughters who are ungovernable.
Rosa gracefully offers mercy to ICE agents while condemning their actions and the false promise of safety through assimilation. She describes her role co-founding the Godmothers of the Disappeared who hold weekly vigils at the downtown LA federal building to demand detainees’ return, reject divisive politics, and call agents to “choose life.”
Rev. Alba and Rosa discuss Rosa’s Catholic lineage, formation by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart (featured in the documentary Rebel Hearts), her call to priesthood, ordination via apostolic succession despite excommunication threats, and celebrating inclusive Mass—especially her first Mass at Creating Change—for LGBTQ Catholics.
Rosa leaves listeners with an invitation to say yes, to take a risk, and to remember that we are loved. Don’t miss this season finale of Shameless Theology!
Rosa Manriquez is a Los Angeles–based Catholic community leader, speaker, and justice advocate whose work centers on radical love, family, and inclusion. A third-generation Latina raised in East Los Angeles, she holds a Master’s degree in theology and has spent years working at the intersection of faith, anti-racism, and immigrant justice through organizations such as the Immaculate Heart Community, Call To Action, and the Human Rights Campaign’s A La Familia program.
Rosa is widely known for her powerful personal journey—from holding deeply homophobic beliefs shaped by heartbreak and religious upbringing to becoming a fiercely loving and affirming mother to her lesbian daughters. Today, she shares her story nationally as a storyteller, trainer, and bridge-builder within Catholic and Latinx communities, advocating for LGBTQ+ inclusion, healing, and justice.
Love Letters From Reverend Sex S2:05 The Weaponization of Forgiveness
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 • Duration 25:59
Forgiveness is often preached as holy, but in abusive systems it becomes a tool of control that protects institutions and silences survivors. Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio) reflects on the weaponization of Christian forgiveness, sharing a story of an 18-year-old in Costa Rica shamed as “impure” and barred from church dance after giving birth at 12 due to abuse by a church elder the community protected. Reverend Sex critiques forgiveness lessons that use Scripture to shift the burden onto victims, erase anger and grief, and replace accountability and restitution with private repentance to God.
00:00 Welcome Back Beloved
01:45 Late Night In Mexico
02:12 Costa Rica Story
05:43 Forgiveness Weaponized
09:27 God As Aggrieved
12:49 Healing Versus Performance
14:06 Focus On Family Rules
17:40 White Supremacy Lens
20:35 Jesus Cross Reframe
22:17 Prayer For Tenderness
24:33 Outro And Resources
Hosted by Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), Love Letters from Reverend Sex is confession and revelation, intimate and inspirational. This weekly message from an ordained pastor, spiritual healer, and bruja troublemaker will empower you to reject practices of spiritual violence and eradicate shame and fear in your life. This is the spiritual home you’ve been looking for.
The entire Shameless Theology podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful. It’s a space for exploration--un/learning and re/membering our spiritual journeys through sharing the experience, wisdom, and connections Soulforce has built as an international LGBTQIA+ social justice nonprofit organization over the last 30 years.
Shameless Theology S2:05 Christian Perpetrators of Violence: Documenting Religious Racism w/Dr. Danielle Boaz & Dr. Gustavo Melo Cerqueira Pt. 1
Monday, June 1, 2026 • Duration 51:49
Spiritual Terrorism does not require intention to do harm when social, political, and cultural structures are established to facilitate harm. Today, Rev. Alba Onofrio introduces two scholars who have worked together for almost a decade to expose these structures and document incidents of Religious Racism in Brazil. Dr. Danielle Boaz and Dr. Gustavo Melo Cerquiera have built a bilingual database of 500+ documented incidents of religious intolerance against Afro-Brazilian faiths.
In cases where perpetrators were identified, every single one was Christian—most often Neo‑Pentecostal—revealing a pattern of organized hostility that shapes daily life and public safety.
In part one of this two part conversation, we learn how Danielle and Gustavo came to this work, and how the project started as a cry for help and a fight for survival. We’ll consider how their lived experience and research into the prohibition & persecution of African diaspora religions across the Americas relates to the concepts presented in Soulforce’s new book Spiritual Violence: Religious Phenomena that Defile the Faith and discuss the ways religion colludes with power to produce harm.
Dr. Gustavo Melo Cerqueira: Dr. Gustavo Melo Cerqueira is the Babalorixá of Ilê Axé Omi Ogun siwajú and an artist of performance and presence working as an actor, director, and playwright. He serves as Vice President of the International Commission to Combat Religious Racism (ICCRR), a global initiative dedicated to studying and confronting religious racism through research, advocacy, and international collaboration. His work bridges scholarship and activism, addressing discrimination against African and African diaspora religions worldwide. Dr. Melo Cerqueira holds a Ph.D. in African and African Diaspora Studies and an M.A. in Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and is an Adjunct Professor of Theater Education at UNIRIO. He has published widely in theater, performance, and religious studies, and is co-founder of Pele Negra – Escola de Teatro(s) Preto(s).
Love Letters From Reverend Sex S2:04 What is a Queer Christian?
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 • Duration 23:28
What if your queerness isn’t just who you love—but the lens that teaches you to question everything?
Reflecting on a rainy night at home and a recent visit to United Lutheran Seminary, Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio) answers a seminarian’s brave question: “What is a Queer Christian?” They unpack how identity-shaping adjectives matter, and how “Queer” differs from “gay” as a politicized, countercultural refusal to conform to broken systems.
Through examples like chosen family, bodies and sexuality, and gendered language for God, they describe Queerness as a power analysis that challenges authority, including how biblical canon was formed. Seeing Jesus as anti-imperialist and resisting unjust power, they frame queer Christianity as hope-filled sacred resistance, then close with a prayer for courage to ask hard questions and build community.
00:00 Welcome Back Beloveds
01:45 The Seminary Question
03:16 Identity Words Matter
05:47 Queer As A Lens
06:35 Gay Does Not Equal Queer
09:28 Chosen Family And Bodies
12:12 Power And Authority
14:37 Jesus The Rebel
17:07 Hope And Liberation
19:45 Prayer For Holy Trouble
22:04 Closing and Resources
Hosted by Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), Love Letters from Reverend Sex is confession and revelation, intimate and inspirational. This weekly message from an ordained pastor, spiritual healer, and bruja troublemaker will empower you to reject practices of spiritual violence and eradicate shame and fear in your life. This is the spiritual home you’ve been looking for.
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Rev. Dr. Lis Valle-Ruiz was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She is a performing artist, educator, and practical theologian. Lis works as Associate Professor of Homiletics and Worship, and Director of Community Worship Life at McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL. Rev. Valle received a ThM in Homiletics from Princeton Theological Seminary and an MDiv from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. She also holds a JD and a BA in Education from the University of Puerto Rico. Her research interests lie at the intersection of preaching, worship, and performance studies from Queer decolonial perspectives.
Hosted by Rev. Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), this podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful while centering dialogue on Queer, trans, and feminist theology.
TSV seeks to decolonize faith, mixing theological education with real-life experiences to support human rights and liberation. Initially launched in Spanish, TSV addresses the monopolization of religious discourse by the far right. The platform gathers people of diverse Christian denominations, pastors, activists, and scholars to discuss gender identity, sex, and pleasure in the context of faith, aiming to heal the wounds of colonizing religion and create a welcoming space for topics often considered taboo in religious spaces. For the first time, Teología Sin Vergüenza is now in English.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Teología Sin Vergüenza homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latinx power building, please make a donation.
Hosted by Rev. Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), this podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful while centering dialogue on Queer, trans, and feminist theology.
TSV seeks to decolonize faith, mixing theological education with real-life experiences to support human rights and liberation. Initially launched in Spanish, TSV addresses the monopolization of religious discourse by the far right. The platform gathers people of diverse Christian denominations, pastors, activists, and scholars to discuss gender identity, sex, and pleasure in the context of faith, aiming to heal the wounds of colonizing religion and create a welcoming space for topics often considered taboo in religious spaces. For the first time, Teología Sin Vergüenza is now in English.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Teología Sin Vergüenza homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latinx power building, please make a donation.
The entire Shameless Theology podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful. It’s a space for exploration--un/learning and re/membering our spiritual journeys through sharing the experience, wisdom, and connections Soulforce has built as an international LGBTQIA+ social justice nonprofit organization over the last 30 years.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Shameless Theology homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latine power building, please make a donation.
Hosted by Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), this podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful, while centering dialogue on Queer, Trans, and feminist theology.
Shameless Theology seeks to decolonize faith, mixing theological education with real-life experiences to support human rights and life abundant for all of Creation. Initially launched in Spanish as Teología Sin Vergüenza, this show addresses the monopolization of religious discourse by the extreme Right. Here, we gather people of diverse faith backgrounds and Christian denominations--pastors, activists, and scholars--to discuss gender identity, the erotic, and real life in the context of a radically inclusive faith, aiming to heal the wounds of colonizing religion and create a welcoming space for topics often considered taboo in religious spaces.
This season forefronts our new book: Spiritual Violence: Religious Phenomena that Defile the Faith. This timely resource identifies and examines the consequences of white Christian Supremacy through historical context and case studies, centering lived experiences of marginalized people, and offers critical analysis and practical tools for healing and resistance. Each week, we’ll share engaging conversations with brilliant guests familiar with the work, as we explore the concepts and lived experiences of Spiritual Violence. The podcast is not a repetition of the book but an expansion of conversation adding new voices: experts in their fields who share their experience with our community. Even if you haven’t read the book yet, these are engaging conversations relevant to the here and how, and we invite you to join us and continue the conversation in your own communities.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Shameless Theology homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latine power building, please make a donation.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Shameless Theology homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latine power building, please make a donation.
Hosted by Reverend Sex (Rev. Alba Onofrio - Executive Director of Soulforce), this podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful, while centering dialogue on Queer, Trans, and feminist theology.
Shameless Theology seeks to decolonize faith, mixing theological education with real-life experiences to support human rights and life abundant for all of Creation. Initially launched in Spanish as Teología Sin Vergüenza, this show addresses the monopolization of religious discourse by the extreme Right. Here, we gather people of diverse faith backgrounds and Christian denominations--pastors, activists, and scholars--to discuss gender identity, the erotic, and real life in the context of a radically inclusive faith, aiming to heal the wounds of colonizing religion and create a welcoming space for topics often considered taboo in religious spaces.
This season forefronts our new book: Spiritual Violence: Religious Phenomena that Defile the Faith. This timely resource identifies and examines the consequences of white Christian Supremacy through historical context and case studies, centering lived experiences of marginalized people, and offers critical analysis and practical tools for healing and resistance. Each week, we’ll share engaging conversations with brilliant guests familiar with the work, as we explore the concepts and lived experiences of Spiritual Violence. The podcast is not a repetition of the book but an expansion of conversation adding new voices: experts in their fields who share their experience with our community. Even if you haven’t read the book yet, these are engaging conversations relevant to the here and how, and we invite you to join us and continue the conversation in your own communities.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Shameless Theology homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latine power building, please make a donation.
The entire Shameless Theology podcast channel offers connection, reflection, and community for anyone feeling spiritually marginalized or exiled but still resiliently faithful. It’s a space for exploration--un/learning and re/membering our spiritual journeys through sharing the experience, wisdom, and connections Soulforce has built as an international LGBTQIA+ social justice nonprofit organization over the last 30 years.
Join in our community of Sinvergüenzas by visiting our Shameless Theology homepage or our Spanish WhatsApp Lista de Difusión. If you’d like to support this cutting-edge movement of ferocious Latine power building, please make a donation.
