Spring Awakening
March Newsletter
There is no room to snooze this month! It is March, you beautiful people and we need to wake up and get active. First, let’s get to Spring cleaning! LEA came up with an awesome Spotify playlist that your Latina mother would be proud of. Get your Bluetooth speaker and shake your booty. Now that I have you moving, let's awaken your mind. This March dedicate yourself to some activities LEA has planned to strengthen your knowledge. Below you will find events to stimulate your growth.
New Book Club
This month, Latino Equality Alliance will launch a queer book club programming beginning with Cruising by Alex Espinoza. Subversive sex culture is a corner of the queer experience and community. Join us this month as we bridge the past to the present, discussing love, sex, community, and talk through the intergenerational experiences and relationship to the art of cruising.
HIV Awareness Program
Join us the first Saturday of March for a presentation with PharmSC discussing HIV awareness, ways to get tested, treated, and updates on the fight for a cure! Meeting Here!
Meeting ID: 937 7511 2341
Passcode: 888737
Jovenes Spring Virtual Camp
The first youth leadership of the year is here! Join Latino Equality Alliance on Monday, March 29 for youth programming designed for the virtual realm. Queer and Trans youth are invited to learn about city-wide justice campaigns and ways to be the voice for your generation! Register Here!
This Months Beats
Featured Artist: Celia Cruz
Song: La Vida Es Un Carnaval
EVERYONE knows this song! If you’re not running to the dance floor when you hear this song come on…we have some things to discuss. Whether you’re on the dance floor or you’re at home cleaning, you can’t resist shaking your hips to queen Celia Cruz. Her voice is so distinct and she has so many songs to dance to. In case you didn’t know, Celia is Cuban and rose to fame in the 1950s. She eventually left Cuba and continued her music career in Mexico and later the United States. She has won numerous awards for her work and even received two Grammy awards and three Latin Grammy awards. Her catchphrase “Azúcar!” is easily recognizable in her songs and never fails to get you pumped.
Mark your calendars!
Every Friday — Pride Pantry Sign up here!
Sat. Mar. 6 — Pharm SC Presentation and City Clean-Up Sign up here!
Sun. Mar. 7 — Rainbow Compadres Meeting ID: 839–1549–3504
Sun. Mar. 14 — Rainbow Compadres in Espanol
Tues. Mar. 23 — Arts & Crafts: Macrame
Mon. Mar. 29 — Jovenes Sprin Virtual Camp: Register Here!
LGBTQ+ LA Business
Name: The New Jalisco Bar
Where: 245 S. Main, Los Angeles, CA. Instagram: @the_newjaliscobar
The New Jalisco bar has been open to the LGBTQ community since the 1990s. Rosa Maria Hernandez noticed that more gay men started coming into the bar and welcomed them. Soon it became a new bar for the queer community to have fun and feel safe. This is specifically important because the Latino community in Los Angeles had lacked the space. Before the pandemic, they had provided space for drag queen performances and openly queer personalities to shine instead of hide behind heteronormal faces. Recently, they had made it public that they may not be able to pay their bills and keep the bar open. This would lead to a decrease of LGBTQ safe nightlife spaces. However, people opened up their hearts, purses, and wallets to donate to keep the bar open. They met their goal but will still need assistance for the future if there are still restrictions due to the pandemic. Help them out with $5 or even $100 to keep the party going when it is time!
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Latino Equality Alliance
The mission of Latino Equality Alliance (LEA) is to advocate for equity, safety, and wellness for the Latinx Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + community.
