LGBTQIA+ Town Hall | Preparing for 2025

The Commonwealth Club of California World Affairs recently held an LGBTQIA+ Community Town Hall entitled "Preparing for 2025," in which El/La Para TransLatinas' Executive Director, Nicole Santamaria, moderated the Immigration Panel.

The national results of the recent general election caused a wave of shock through many progressive organizations in the country and here in the Bay Area. This live town hall gathered speakers from leading LGBTQIA+ organizations, including SF AIDS Foundation, LYRIC, NCLR, SF Pride, El/La Para TransLatinas, SF HRC, EQCA, SF Office Transgender Initiative and more to discuss the election results, its impact on various LGBTQ communities, and plans to respond. Watch the full town hall here.

El/La Para TransLatinas & Trans Advocacy Abroad

Nicole Santamaría, Executive Director of El/La Para TransLatinas, recently met with Pope Francis as part of a diverse group of transgender, intersex, and ally Catholics, to discuss the Church’s approach to LGBTQIA+ issues. Following recent Vatican statements on transgender care, the group from New Ways Ministry called for a shift toward greater understanding and compassion from Church leaders, and to listen more attentively to the lives and faith of LGBTQIA+ people.

El/La Para TransLatinas has long championed the rights of trans, intersex, and gender-diverse Latinx people, and we are dedicated to seeing that our community is given the dignity, rights, and respect that we deserve. You can read more about the visit here, and support El/La's ongoing advocacy and direct services for our community here.

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