By Maritza Martinez Reposted from Huffington Post Latino Voices (August 11, 2015) While this year will be touted as a landmark year for LGBTQ rights, 12 transgender women have already been murdered in 2015. More than 26 million Facebook users turned their profile pictures rainbow to support LGBTQ people’s right to marry — and that same week a San Francisco […]
Reposted from Latino Community Foundation By Maritza Martinez I never really came out. My mom just figured it out. My family had some gay friends, but I was always terrified of disappointing them by coming out. Thankfully, my Catholic Cuban family embraced my partner and me as part of the family. I feel extremely grateful and fortunate for […]
By Laurin Mayeno Below is a letter of love and encouragement for parents who are not accepting of their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) children. Many parents find themselves at a crossroads when they discover their child is LGBTQ. They need understanding and compassion to sort through the confusion and fear they might […]
By Gabriel Lujan About 2 months ago, I started volunteering with Somos Familia. What I enjoy most about it is the dedication that everyone has to affecting positive change. Knowing that people care about something bigger than themselves. Last week, we had our annual picnic, Día De La Familia. Now, I had already been to […]
By Beatriz Leyva-Cutler Image originally uploaded to Flickr by FestivitiesMN This week Miguel came to my office and put his arm around me. He asked me to please come and see his performance in 5 minutes. I came out and saw him dressed in a glittered short dress, wearing a very long blonde wig, and dancing […]
