Xiomara Verenice Cervantes-Gómez is a queer Latino theologian, speaker, and writer. She has been an international voice speaking on issues that impact LGBT, queer, Latin@/Chican@ communities. Her story as an ex-gay survivor has been shared among Details Magazine, The Tyra Banks Show, and others. She has authored several publications and presents on the intersections of theology, race, and sexuality. She is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California.