Bamby Salcedo

Bamby Salcedo is the founder of the Los Angeles-based TransLatin@ Coalition, which according to its website "is an organization form[ed] by Trans Latin@ immigrant leaders who have come together in 2009 to organize and advocate for the needs of Trans Latin@s who are immigrants and reside in the US."[1][2]

In 2014 the documentary Transvisible: Bamby Salcedo's Story was released.[3] Also that year ColorLines recognized Salcedo as one of "14 Women of Color Who Rocked 2014".[1] She was also honored that year at Lambda Legal's West Coast Liberty Awards for her work in Angels of Change, which is an organization that provides health care services for trans youth.[4]

In 2015 Salcedo organized a demonstration of over one hundred transgender activists, who disrupted the opening session of the National LGBTQ Task Force's annual conference to protest violence against transgender people.[5][6] This demonstration came after the deaths of several transgender people in Los Angeles; those deaths were publicized by demonstrations organized by Salcedo and the TransLatin@ Coalition.[6] In 2015, OUT magazine recognized Salcedo as one of their OUT100 pioneers of the year.

In 2015 Salcedo resigned from her position as Health Education and HIV Prevention Services Coordinator at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Zoila, Miriam (2014-12-17). "14 Women of Color Who Rocked 2014". Colorlines. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ↑ "About Trans-Latina". TransLatin@ Coalition website, created by Paola Coots. 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ↑ Rodriguez, Mathew. "HIV Activist Bamby Salcedo Recognized as 2014 Top Woman of Color - HIV/AIDS Resource Center for Women". TheBody.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ↑ Daniel Reynolds (2014-06-18). "WATCH: Bamby Salcedo's Moving Speech on Trans Rights". Advocate.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Bamby Salcedo Leads #TransLivesMatter Demo at Creating Change". Frontiers Media. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  6. 1 2 3 "Bamby Salcedo Resigns from L.A. Children’s Hospital, Faces Unknown Future". Frontiers Media. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
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