Rev. Alba Onofrio is a public theologian and spiritual activist rooted in the Southern Appalachian mountains engaged in movement work for over 20 years. As Executive Director and Spiritual Strategist for Soulforce, an international LGBTQ+ social justice organization, Rev. Alba Onofrio has authored a series of theological resources on liberatory approaches to the Bible and uncovering the ideologies of white Christian Supremacy that have been translated into 7 languages. Also known by their public persona, Reverend Sex, they are a co-founding member of the Sexual Liberation Collective with a mission to eradicate shame and fear around bodies and sex in order to reclaim pleasure and desire as potent centers of sacred knowledge, healing, and spiritual praxis.
As a Queer, feminist Christian pastor and Latinx bruja troublemaker, their ministry works at the intersections of religion, gender and sexuality to heal the wounds of Spiritual Violence and weaponized religion around the globe, most passionately through the Spanish-language digital platform, Teología Sin Vergüenza, which they founded to amplify Queer feminist Latinx theologies throughout Abya Yala with an online following in over 47 countries. They also serve as a Global Presbyter for The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM) focusing on accessible theological education for LGBTQ communities in Global South.
