We at SGV LGBTQ Center stand FIRMLY on our mission: Fostering a safer more inclusive San Gabriel Valley for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Unfortunately, we are up against an administration that is trying to eliminate our HUMAN RIGHTS and ERASE parts of our community. This article released this past weekend by the New York Times has banded us together to RAISE OUR VOICES!! This only makes us work HARDER and STRONGER together to bring VISIBILITY, SUPP

Years ago, I was the president of a Gay-Straight Alliance (later changed to Gender & Sexuality Alliance, per some activism) at my local community college. I met people of all ages, genders, races, ethnicities, sexualities, abilities, socio-economic backgrounds, and education levels. The only thing we had in common was that we were all under the LGBTQ+ umbrella together. This created contention amongst the members. Some members would come back because of the deep connections t