Presenter: Jocelyn E. Leveque, MD FACS Please join us in hearing about Dr. Leveque’s journey with her son as a gay man as well as maintaining a medical practice as a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at the Gulf Coast Plastic Surgery campus on Brent. She has been practicing in Pensacola for 25 years. Her practice has included transgender surgery specifically “top” … Continue reading One Surgeon’s Journey
What if one of the most important women in the Gospels was quietly edited out—and what if that edit changed the course of Christian history? In this talk, based on the work of Elizabeth Schrader and Diana Butler Bass, Zach Helton explores new scholarship on Mary Magdalene, revealing how her erasure shaped the church we … Continue reading The Tower and the Rock: Reclaiming Mary Magdalene and Rewriting the Stories That Built Patriarchy
Presenter Mike Maeshiro is a gay ex-pastor and is now a consultant for queer and deconstructing Christians. He will talk about how he sincerely suffocated for Jesus, not realizing that it was people and bigotry that kept him in the closet, not Jesus. Mike will share his story of how his relationship with God led … Continue reading God Made Me Gay
Presenter Angelique Godwin, Director of Transgender Equality, Equality Florida, will be sharing her story identifying how choosing to take up space, telling your story, and speaking truth to power can lead to inspiring others and creating change in minds and action. What you can do to get involved and make a difference in your community.
Presenter: Walter Arrington, MSW, Advocacy & Special Projects Community Health Northwest Florida Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), like Community Health Northwest Florida, originated from a national movement in the 1960s to bring accessible, community-driven healthcare to underserved populations. As a patient-governed FQHC, Community Health Northwest Florida reflects the mission of this movement by delivering comprehensive, … Continue reading Advancing Health Justice: The Impact of FQHCs and Community Health Northwest Florida
