Over the weekend I had the honor and joy of celebrating the incredible leaders that make the work of QLatinx possible through their inspired work throughout the year! We wouldn't have been able to accomplish our goals and achieve new heights without their guidance and dedication. They are the gentle streams of water that feed into the river that is our movement for racial justice and LGBTQ+ liberation. It is with a warm and open heart that I express how truly grateful we am t

We are honored and proud to announce, Gabriella Rodriguez, Raidel Moreno Armas, and Christopher J. Cuevas, three of our organization's leaders and organizers have been chosen to serve as part of the Maven Leadership Collective's inaugural Orlando cohort! We wish them well on this 8-month journey and are excited to see the change they will bring to the Central Florida community through this transformative experience. #QLatinx #OrlandoUnidos #Maven

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

Last night, the Multicultural Student Center at the University of Central Florida and QLatinx hosted #REDTalk: A World AIDS Dinner Party, an annual banquet meant to bring awareness to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the community. The goal of the evening was to have students, faculty, staff, and the community empowered to take care of their sexual health and stay updated to are for and create spaces for those impacted by the epidemic. Throughout the evening we had an incredi

On June 11, the Pulse community rallied to demand action from political leaders to end the epidemic of gun violen

June 12, 2016 is a day that will forever be etched into the fabric of our lives. Our community lost forty-nine friend

On Saturday, October 14, 2017 QLatinx was honored by the American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen campaign for our work in supporting Central Florida's LGBTQ+ Latinx community, as part of American Graduate Day. This is a truly incredible and humbling recognition our of collective efforts and we are thankful for the opportunity to continue to serve the Central Florida community. To watch the full coverage of the story produced by our local PBS affiliate WUCF TV please click her

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

Each June we celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month by remembering the incredible accomplishments of our beloved ancestors and honoring our elders for

Photo Credit: cdc.gov June 27th is National HIV Testing Day. Knowing your HIV status is an important part of your sexual, and overall, health. About 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV, and 1 in 7 of the don't know it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care. What is HIV? HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It wea