December 12, 2017 marks the 18 months since the Pulse Nightclub Tragedy shook the Orlando community and the world. The incredibly compassionate staff of Proyecto Somos Orlando have collected the stories of 18 community advocates who represent the various sectors impacted by the violence that have made a commitment to advancing the equity and justice of the communities most deeply and directly impacted. In their 18 Months; 18 Reflections Project they asked these community advo

Yesterday evening, as part of QLatinx's Social Justice Education Initiative, our Executive Director Christopher Cuevas led the members of QLatinx in our Chisme as a Tool of Liberation workshop, where we discussed the power of chisme as a political act of resistance against machista culture and its use as a strategy for community organizing in the digital age. In this workshop we explored the ethical implications of the practice of chisme. According to Cuevas, "When [chisme is

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

Executive Director of QLatinx Christopher Cuevas was invited to speak on an panel alongside the Director of Proyecto Somos Orlando, Ricardo Negron, and the Immersion Coordinator of the Hope CommUnity Center, Christopher Furino, by the incredible leaders of the Sin Fronteras Youth Group about LGBTQ+ issues and how to create safe and supportive spaces at home and in their community for LGBTQ+ Latinx youth. We were inspired by the collective wisdom and powerful stories that were