Latinx Heritage Month is important to me. Let me tell you why.
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To honor Latinx Heritage Month, HRC wanted to share the following two resources:
Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ Latinx American
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Hello,
Latinx* Heritage Month
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am today.
Every year growing up, my hometown of Perth Amboy would come together and
celebrate my many Latinx-identified neighbors — all of them so proud of where
they came from. These celebrations were where I fell in love with being a Puerto
Rican-Guatemalan kid from New Jersey.
I’ve kept those memories close to my heart for years and they’ve helped me
adjust to a world that doesn’t always greet being Latinx and part of the LGBTQ
community with the same warm welcome.
Living at the intersection of two worlds so under attack can be exhausting. You
turn on the news and you see people who look and act just like me — fighting
against an administration hellbent on invalidating our existence.
In my six-plus years at the Human Rights Campaign, I’m proud to see us not only
elevate LGBTQ Latinx voices (like in this video)
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We’re fighting for DREAMers and the passage of DACA. And we’ll continue to work
with our coalition partners to call out the atrocities facing undocumented
immigrants and asylum seekers at the border. The HRC Foundation also released
two updated resources last year — both in English and Spanish — to specifically
serve the LGBTQ Latinx community:
* Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ Latinx American
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challenges when coming out.
* LGBTQ Latinx Youth Report
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I am proud of the work that went into creating these resources. But there is so
much more to be done.
Whether you’re an LGBTQ Latinx individual or an ally, I hope you’ll use this
Latinx Heritage Month to honor the contributions of Latinx, Hispanic and
Latino-identified communities … and put in the hard work it takes to make our
world better.
From my hometown to yours,
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[[link removed]]Marcos Garcia
HRC staff member
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P.S. Don’t forget to tune into HRC Foundation’s presidential town hall on CNN
and CNN en Español on October 10! Just text TOWN HALL to 472472 for more information and updates.**
*The term “ Latinx
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used to be more inclusive of gender-expansive and gender non-conforming
individuals.
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