Hello Dear and Beautiful Siblings,
I hope that this note finds you loved, in good health and in good spirits. As you know, 2021 has been hard for all of our peoples. 2021 was a record year of murders for our community with the murders of many of our Trans, Gender Nonconforming and Intersex (TGI) siblings, primarily our trans sisters. One thing that we have learned despite the atrocities that we continue to face, is that our people are strong, resilient and we continue to resist oppressive tactics from institutions and individuals who continue to try to erase our existence.
I am humbly honored to have the opportunity to present The TransLatin@ Coalition’s second Annual Report. The 2021 Annual Services Report culminates a year of struggle, resistance, wins and loss, but certainly a lot of hope for our peoples. In this report, you will find some of the milestones we have taken to push trans-led organizations to have a voice and advance the leadership of trans people locally, nationally, and internationally.
We of course could not have done our work without the continued support and contributions of all of our partners and people like yourself. From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. Please receive this report as an offering to our trans-cestors, our siblings in the struggle, and our siblings to come. Thank you so much for believing in our work and the difference we are making collectively.
In Solidarity and Gratitude,
Bamby Salcedo, M.A.
President & CEO
The TransLatin@ Coalition