Orgullo en Acción held its first LGBT Leadership Summit last weekend, attracting a surprising amount of young activists in Chicago, Illinois

“The summit, which featured prominent Latino community members such as Amigas Latinas’ Evette Cardona and Equality Illinois’ Rick Garcia, was held March 11 in Humbolt Park. The speakers covered a wide range of issues from the basics of organizing to agency longevity. Orgullo en Acción is a group of Latino LGBTQQ community members united in working for political and social change.

As Cardona told the audience how Amigas Latinas has been able to thrive for 10 years, she noted how many young individuals were in the audience. “We need young people to help us organize the youth,” she said about Amigas Latinas. Audience members agreed that Latino LGBTs need to come together across generations.”

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