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Latino/x Organizations Say Basta! Enough!

Latino/x Organizations Say Basta! Enough!

QLatinx has joined national Latino/x civil rights and advocacy organizations across the country to call on members of Congress to recognize the humanity of our diverse immigrant communities who are seeking refuge at the US southern border. As Congress continues to deliberate and negotiate a government funding solution, we send a unified message, standing with immigrant communities and against funding for a hateful wall. We hope that hearing from so many Latino/x organizations

Official Response from QLatinx on President Trump's 2019 State of the Union Address

Official Response from QLatinx on President Trump's 2019 State of the Union Address

This evening, we stood shoulder to shoulder with community leaders, advocates for social justice and cultural transformation and members of our diverse and flourishing immigrant community in Orlando to watch the 2019 State of the Union. President Trump used this occasion to once again attack our most vulnerable communities, and demand billions of dollars to fuel his deportation machine and senseless border wall. In a time where LGBTQ+ Americans are watching our rights being r

Support LGBTQ+ Refugees At the Border

Support LGBTQ+ Refugees At the Border

On December 16th, our partners at the Florida Immigrant Coalition are taking a contingent of lawyers, doctors, interpreters, and other much needed volunteers on a humanitarian mission to help vulnerable families and children who are in crisis at the border. Together we will be working to find emergency transitional shelters for families and especially at-risk LGBTQ+ individuals, providing supplies and emergency medical care to children, giving free legal consultations, and mu

City of Orlando Passes Historic TRUST Act

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This Valentine's Day, We Are Heartbroken

This Valentine's Day, We Are Heartbroken

In January, sheriffs from 17 Florida counties announced plans to work more closely than ever with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target immigrants from our community for deportation. We are gravely disappointed in the decisions of these 17 Florida county sheriffs that have consented to adopted these unconstitutional, xenophobic, and racist practices into their policing standards. Members of the immigrant community across the State of Florida have already express

STATE OF FLORIDA EMERGENCY TRAVEL ADVISORY

Come Out with Pride 2017

Come Out with Pride 2017

I want to personally extend my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the entire team of volunteers that came out in support of QLatinx at this year's Come Out with Pride Festival and Parade. It is because of their incredible support that this year's festival was the best one yet! Our amazing marketing and design teams have been hard at work to comb through the hundreds upon hundreds of incredible photos that were taken during the festival and have thoughtfully posted these ph

Trust Orlando Coalition's Campaign Kickoff

Trust Orlando Coalition's Campaign Kickoff

After several months of building, organizing, conversing and strategizing we are happy to announce the Trust Orlando Coalition's official campaign kickoff! The coalition is comprised of 36 unions, community organizations, and faith groups united together to ensure the City of Orlando stands as a welcoming home for immigrant communities. As a coalition, we are organizing for the passage of the Trust Act, an ordinance which would make sure that the City of Orlando not participa

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