Now is the time to act! We are asking you to join us in signing this petition and invite others to support our efforts. We need to let the City of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass know that she needs to include our organization in the upcoming budget.
Read more#WeAreTGILA – Support TGI Lives in Los Angeles
This Transgender Day of Visibility, we are asking for the TransLatin@ Coalition to be explicitly included in this year’s city’s budget to fund our growth and commitment of serving TGI people in Los Angeles.
Read moreThe TransLatin@ Coalition Issues Statement On Assembly Bill 1314
The TransLatin@ Coalition vehemently stands opposed to this harmful attack on Transgender, Gender-Nonconforming and Intersex youth. We stand for education and the eradication of hateful ignorance by leading models of community-based public policy that empower the most marginalized voices to not just survive but to imagine and build a future where we thrive.
Read moreThe TransLatin@ Coalition VP & COO Maria Roman-Taylorson appointed to the Human Relations Commission for the City of Los Angeles
The TransLatin@ Coalition proudly congratulates our Chief Operations Officer / Vice President Maria Roman-Taylorson for taking the role of Commissioner for the Human Relations Commission for the City of Los Angeles, appointed by Mayor Karen Bass.
The Oath was celebrated in honor of International Women's Day. This appointment is a testament to Maria's hard work and dedication to positively impacting her community.
Maria Roman-Taylorson, Vice President & Chief Operations Officer of The TransLatin@ Coalition
“I am so excited to be given this opportunity to serve in such an important body, and to represent my people in this position; I promise to do my best and bring out the best of me to make Los Angeles a city that is welcoming to everybody, including trans people”
-Maria Roman-Taylorson
As Commissioner, she will be able to utilize her skills and expertise to address issues related to human rights and social justice in Los Angeles. We are incredibly proud of Maria and know she will continue to inspire us all with her commitment to public service. We cannot wait to see all the beautiful things she will achieve in this new role.
La Coalición TransLatin@ felicita con orgullo a nuestra Jefa de Operaciones/Vicepresidenta Maria Roman-Taylorson por asumir el cargo de comisionada de la Comisión de Relaciones Humanas de la ciudad de Los Ángeles, designada por la alcaldesa Karen Bass.
El Juramento se celebró en honor al Día Internacional de la Mujer. Este nombramiento es un testimonio del arduo trabajo y la dedicación de María para impactar positivamente a su comunidad. “Estoy muy emocionada de tener esta oportunidad de servir en un organismo tan importante, y de representar a mi gente en este puesto; Prometo dar lo mejor de mí, y sacar lo mejor de mí para hacer de Los Ángeles una ciudad acogedora para todos, incluyendo las personas trans”, afirmó en la ceremonia.
Como comisionada, tendrá la oportunidad de utilizar sus habilidades y experiencia para abordar cuestiones relacionadas con los derechos humanos, y la justicia social en Los Ángeles. Estamos increíblemente orgullosos de María y sabemos que seguirá inspirándonos a todos con su compromiso con el servicio público. No podemos esperar a ver todas las cosas maravillosas que logrará en este nuevo rol.
Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez Announce Legislation to Make Los Angeles a ‘Sanctuary City’
Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez introduced legislation directing the City to report back on an ordinance to establish the City of Los Angeles as a “Sanctuary City” and prohibit any City resources, property or personnel from being utilized for any federal immigration enforcement.
Read moreTrans Youth Under Siege in the Land of the Free (If You're Binary)
The ongoing efforts by far-right extremists to dictate what Trans People can do with their bodies must end. Just as other Americans have the autonomy to do with their bodies as they do, so should we. We have the right to have full access to competent health care, and to live authentically in the Land of the so-called Free!
Read moreThe TransLatin@ Coalition Proudly Announces Advisory Board
The TransLatin@ Coalition proudly announces our advisory board, a diverse group of twelve committed people who will help us address the strategic direction for our organization and help us support developing plans to improve the quality of life and the betterment of our Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, and Intersex (TGI) community.
Read moreUtah’s SB-16 – A New Transphobic Bill to Disenfranchise Our Trans Youth
We are deeply concerned about the ongoing discriminatory, exclusionary measures filed in state legislatures nationwide that target transgender youth. Youth who identify as transgender or gender nonconforming and Intersex (TGI) continue to face obstacles in receiving high-quality medical treatment.
Read moreTLC × gc2b Free Binder Program
The TransLatin@ Coalition is happy to announce our partnership with gc2b to provide free binders to our community members.
To get your free binders, please fill out the request form and visit our office at 3055 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 350. Los Angeles, CA 90010.
Read moreThe TransLatin@ Coalition condemns the recent act of domestic terrorism against our communities in Monterey Park
Our hearts and thoughts are with the grieving families of the ten people whose lives were taken, the injured, and the entire Monterey Park community in our beloved county of Los Angeles.
Read more1/10 WORKSHOP: The TransLatin@ Coalition invites community members to engage and provide proposals for LA County’s $100 million funds towards community investment and alternatives to incarceration.
La Coalición TransLatin@ invita a miembros de la comunidad a involucrarse y proveer propuestas para los $100 millones en fondos hacia una inversión comunitaria, y alternativas al encarcelamiento.
Read moreWe will continue to fight for our dignity and our existence
“Employment discrimination is one of the issues that impact TGI people. This funding will support our community with tools to be integrated into the workforce.” -Bamby Salcedo, CEO & President of The TransLatin@ Coalition
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