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

We are deeply and unequivocally disappointed in the decision of the Supreme Court to lift the nationwide injunctions that had kept this admi

On December 1st, the Central Florida Ryan White HIV/AIDS Planning Council hosted their annual World AIDS Day event, which invited leaders from across Central Florida to join together in reflection of the work done to build on the HIV/AIDS movement over the past 30 years. We gathered to renew our commitment to an AIDS free generation by addressing the epidemic together, remembering those lost over the years that gave their bodies and voices for the movement, and to uplift thos

Over these past few months, we’ve seen huge numbers of people voting early across in an election that will help determine the future of our

On Thursday, October 18th, QLatinx joined The Reformation Project to host the annual Academy for Racial Justice, as part of The Reformation Project's National Conference -- hosted in Orlando in 2018. As LGBTQ+ and straight people of faith and spiritual grounding, how do we make our movement for LGBTQ+ affirmation and inclusion fully anti-oppressive? What does healing from internalized racism and internalized homophobia look like? During the day long lesson, QLatinx Executive

QLatinx is joining the in the call for the immediate resignation of Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg for his xenophobia comments. On Saturday, August 18, Seminole County Tax Collector, Joel Greenberg publicly shared Islamophobic content to his social media page: “Name just ONE society in the developed world that has benefited in ANY WAY from the introduction of more Muslims. Just one. Asking for a friend." Greenberg further included in the comments a link by an an

On Tuesday, June 6, 2018 the QLatinx team lead an in-depth discussion on Sexuality and Gender Diversity at the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando. In this workshop, participants had the opportunity to learn and ask questions about LGBTQ+ identities and gain insight into the experience of LGBTQ individuals within our community. Additionally, we examined gender constructs through a pre- and post-colonial lens and reflected on how feminist philosophy has informed ch

During the last two days, a group of local leaders from the Central Florida community were able to travel to Tallahassee to advocate for smarter justice policies that work to reduce mass incarceration, work to implement restorative justice practices, and provide comprehensive care for survivors of violent crimes. We at QLatinx are truly thankful to have partnered with Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice to send a cohort to work with the Florida legislator and are inspired