Bamby Salcedo’s testimony at a congressional hearing with Rep. Loretta Sanchez on November 25, 2013: Good morning Congress Member Sanchez and thank you so much for holding this important hearing for our community, please know that we do appreciate your commitment to the issues of Trans Latin@s. I also would like to thank MALDEF and Freedom to Work for giving […]
As we know there are not many books that serve as a guide or even as an understanding of what it is to have a transgender child or even how to deal with those difficult decisions, doubts and unknown questions to parents of trans and gender nonconforming kids. On The Couch is an excellent book that was written by Dr. […]
As we know history was made last month when Pope Benedict XVI resigned from his position the past February the 11th. No Pope had resigned from this position since 1415. Yesterday however, history was made once again when the first Pope from Latin America was selected. For the first time in history a Pope was selected to be the leader of the Catholic […]
LA Pride 2012 proved to be a truly inclusive festivity where every segment of the LGBTQ community was able to show their true Pride. The festivities for 2012 started a few weeks back, with different types of receptions and dinners, including the one held by the Mayor of the City of West Hollywood Jeffrey Prang and The Mayor of the […]
This year, Long Beach Pride 2012 took place on the weekend of May 19th and 20th. During this two-day pride celebration in the beautiful city of Long Beach, California many different organizations from the public and private sector, politicians, club owners, police and fire departments, churches, banks, and lots of people from all around came all along Ocean Avenue to […]
Jenna Talackova, a 23 year old woman from Vancouver, British Columbia will not have the opportunity to compete in the Miss Universe Canada Pageant this year because of the simple fact that the Miss Universe Organization doesn’t have policies that recognize trans women as the women that we are. This is part of the our continuous problem in our society, […]
I find myself reflecting on the incident that led to the murder of Agnes Torres in Mexico. I am deeply saddened to hear that a member of my community has been murdered; not only that she was murdered but in the way she was murdered. I sit here thinking: how did it happen? What was she thinking as she was […]
Love is a feeling that everyone in the world tries to discover at least once in their life. Most people think of that love that will transform them, one that exists in fairy tales, movies, and even in the telenovelas, that we, by custom, watch daily. The truth is love is beautiful when it is truly found. And as we […]
En su visita a la capital estadounidense al final del mes pasado para la reunión entre representantes de los servicios de salud, la comunidad académica y de las organizaciones que abogan por los derechos de personas trans en Latinoamérica realizada por la Organización de Salud Panamericana/Organización Mundial de la Salud, Paty Betancourt, activista y fundadora de la REDLACTRANS y de […]
El amor es un sentimiento que todas las personas en el mundo tratan de descubrir por lo menos una vez en su vida. La mayoría de las personas piensan en ese amor que los va a transformar, el que existe en los cuentos de hadas, en las películas, e inclusive en las telenovelas que, por costumbre, vemos a diario. La […]
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