In this episode of In The Waves, I talk with Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart about a Creator who is not threatened by an expanding creation, what it’s like for Naomi to see her queerness/blackness reflected in God-language and imagery, and why Queer Eye episodes are my favorite sermons. 

Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, a daughter of Detroit, is a Black-queer preacher, teacher, and activist. Naomi currently serves as the Director for Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs for the city of Philadelphia. In this role, she serves as a public-facing leader, liaison, and subject matter expert for the Mayor’s Office on local and national matters that impact diverse communities of faith. Naomi is an Intergroup Relations Facilitator and Adjunct Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. She was recently appointed as the Religion and Public Life Government Fellow in the Religious Literacy and the Professions Initiative (RLPI) at Harvard Divinity School for the 2022-2023 academic year.

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