November 23, 2025
Holy Unraveling – Gender
Leticia’s talk reflects on her own deconstruction journey through gender, power, and freedom in the church, using her grandmother’s story to show how inherited narratives shape identity and faith. She challenges the ways churches often dismiss lived experience—especially that of women and gender-diverse people—while upholding interpretations of scripture that have justified exclusion or harm. Drawing from personal stories, cultural messages, and evolving science, she argues that love and freedom—not rigid certainty—are the center of Jesus’ way. She ends by imagining a church where even the most marginalized are safe and valued, offering a prayer that all bodies would grow, belong, and experience God’s liberating love.