David E. Patiño

David E. Patiño is a second-year Masters of Arts student at Union Theological Seminary focusing on Postcolonial Christian Ethics and Theology. Prior to attending Union Theological Seminary, David graduated in 2014 from Stanford University with a B.A. in Comparative Government and a minor in Latin American Literature. David hails from Medellin, Colombia from where he immigrated to Massachusetts at the age of nine. Davíd identifies as a first-generation, low-income, queer and transLatinx immigrant. Through his work in ministry and theology, David hopes to engage faith communities and religious leaders in the work of social justice.

The Church of OVAH: Transcendence in the House Ballroom Scene

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The Church of OVAH: Transcendence in the House Ballroom Scene

By David E. Patiño

For centuries the Christian church has fractured time and time again when the Church did not or would not meet the needs of a community. The subsequent Christian denominations, sects,