QueerAmisú on the move!
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Congratulations to #Queeramisu member Alejandra Caraballo who became first openly trans community board member in Brooklyn!
We also got three more #Queeramisú members in different boards in Brooklyn: Wilfredo Florentino, who was reappointed as Transportation chair of Community Board 5; Samy Nemir Olivares on Community Board 4; and Genesis Aquino on Community Board 7. Queer representation is important from the local level to the presidency! |
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City Council, LGBTQ community call for Ruben Diaz, Sr., to resign over anti-gay comments
NEW YORK (WABC) --
Members of the New York City Council came together with leaders of the LGBTQ community Tuesday morning to call for the resignation of council member Ruben Diaz, Sr.
Members of the New York City Council came together with leaders of the LGBTQ community Tuesday morning to call for the resignation of council member Ruben Diaz, Sr.
By Helen Parshall For HRC
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The recent horrific attack on Jussie Smollett has sparked a nationwide conversation about the epidemic of violence that disproportionately targets Black people, LGBTQ people and religious minorities — and those living at the intersections of multiple identities. While it is encouraging that people are actively engaging in this critical dialogue, this is not an issue that began with the attack on Jussie Smollett and it is a discussion that is long overdue. We need look no further than recent headlines to see that LGBTQ communities of color are too often under attack.
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The U.S.-Mexico border is fraught with deadlock, both literal and figurative. Immigrants face challenges that U.S.-born people will never fully understand. Queer migrants, however, are subject to increased inequality before, during, and after migration. “When you are moving across a region, you become really vulnerable,” said Allegra Love, executive director of the Santa Fe Dreamers Project (SFDP). “We work with trans women, and they are at the very tip of vulnerability.”
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LGBTQ Leaders React to New York State Passing Legislation Protecting Transgender People from Discrimination
NEW YORK, NY - After the passage of GENDA today by New York State Legislature, LGBTQ advocacy group Queeramisú share statements from transgender advocates who have advocated for this bill during the past 17 years, Melissa Sklarz, Kiara St. James, Sean Coleman, and Jevon Martin...
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What 'Latinx' Means to Me
Latinx activist Paola Ramos launched new series " Latin-X." in VICE that uplifts the untold stories of young Latinos across the country and redefines what it means to be Latino by embracing every identity. From Afro-Latinos to queer Latinos, undocumented Latinos and English-speaking Latinos ---- this series is meant to capture that diversity, and I'm very excited to help host it. Check out our co-founder Samy Nemir featured in the opening of this series.
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