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A message from League of United Latin American Citizens

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On the 51st Anniversary of the Stonewall Rights, LULAC Honors Pride Month
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In the Pride Month of June, established some 40 years ago to commemorate the
birth of the LGBTQ+ Movement with the riots and protests at New York’s Stonewall
Inn and San Francisco’s Compton’s Cafeteria, we find ourselves reflecting on the
unfinished struggle for fundamental rights at the 51st Anniversary of the
Stonewall Riots. It is important to celebrate & honor trailblazers like Marsha P.
Johnson, a Black Transwoman, and Sylvia Rivera, a Puerto Rican-Venezuelan
Transgender Woman, two powerful activists, who used their voices to say enough
with harassment, violence and police brutality and rallied the LGBTQIA+ community
and their allies for LGBTQ+ visibility, respect and equality.

“LULAC urges everyone to remember that Pride began as a struggle against an
unjust system that condemned a group of people because of who they are as
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer, or by who they love or by how
they present to the world. Social change cannot be accomplished without brave
people demanding humanity for all within and beyond our Latino comunidad,” said
Maria Salazar, Chair of the LULAC LGBTQ Committee.

LULAC rejects the homophobia and transphobia which still plagues our society,
particularly at this moment of national social unrest. We stand against the
violence on LGBTQ bodies and the attacks on equal opportunities and protections
of LGBTQ lives. Together, we must fight against injustice in all its forms and
manifestations. We are firmly committed to being an active and loving ally by
centering the stories and voices of our LGBTQ familia in the struggle for human
dignity.

“And especially to our LULAC Latinx Queer members,” said Domingo Garcia, LULAC
National President, “We see you. We embrace you. We hear you. In our community,
you are loved. We honor your contributions to the LGBTQ movement. We stand with
you in the fight for visibility, respect and equality.”

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .







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