Tamara Torres-McGovern

"Spirituality and sexuality are compatible because both exist in me." - Tamara Torres McGovern

This episode of Queer Spirit interviews Tamara Torres McGovern on her journey of spirituality and sexuality and wrestles with the ways both equip us to live in liminal space.

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About

Rev. Tamara Torres McGovern (she/her) is both a person of faith and a queer woman. She found her way to ministry following a path which included spiritual formation as a yoga instructor, holistic cook, folk musician, and massage therapist. She has a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Mount Holyoke College in MA, and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York, where she spent time on the US/Mexico border and designed a focus in Voices from the Margins.

Ordained at Judson Memorial Church in 2013, Tamara has served church congregations and emergent spiritual communities in Connecticut, Maine, and Colorado. She is a trained Interim Minister, helping to guide communities through identity formation and transition. She is a passionate Enneagram educator, having trained with the Enneagram Institute. Alongside Marvin, she has volunteered as a Community Chaplain for Planned Parenthood of New England. She developed and co-hosted the “Queer Spirit” radio series, a program sponsored by OUT Cast radio on WMPG and WERU, two community radio stations in Maine.