"Twelve of the Bay Area's most accomplished Bay Area LGBTQ+ Latine leaders were honored on Friday, October 24, 2025, at an inaugural awards event presented by the San Francisco Bay Times in partnership with renowned LGBTQ+ and social justice activist Olga Talamante, who is the Executive Director Emerita of the Chicana Latina Foundation and the past Interim President and CEO of The Greenlining Institute."
"The honorees for this inaugural event were Adriana Ayala, Noemi Calonje, Dulce A. García, Marga Gomez, Carla Lucero, Jes Montesinos, Viviana "Viva" Paredes, Ámate Cecilia Pérez, Rev. Rhina M. Ramos, Ani Rivera, Elba Rivera, and Jennifer Valles. From nonprofit leadership to the arts, they represent excellence in numerous diverse fields. For more information about the 2025 honorees, go to: https://bit.ly/3WX4XMN"
"The celebration came on the heels of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) and at a time when many Republican national and local leaders have escalated rhetoric and attacks against both the LGBTQ+ and Latin communities. Just hours before the event began, President Trump called off the planned Bay Area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency "surge" that led to protests throughout the Bay Area. (See pages 4-7 of this issue.)"
Twelve Bay Area LGBTQ+ Latine leaders were honored on October 24, 2025, at an inaugural awards event presented by the San Francisco Bay Times in partnership with Olga Talamante. Olga Talamante, Executive Director Emerita of the Chicana Latina Foundation and past Interim President and CEO of The Greenlining Institute, co-emceed the Mission-based event with Rev. Miguel Bustos, an Archdeacon of the Diocese of California. Honorees included Adriana Ayala, Noemi Calonje, Dulce A. García, Marga Gomez, Carla Lucero, Jes Montesinos, Viviana "Viva" Paredes, Ámate Cecilia Pérez, Rev. Rhina M. Ramos, Ani Rivera, Elba Rivera, and Jennifer Valles. From nonprofit leadership to the arts, the honorees represent excellence across diverse fields. The event followed Hispanic Heritage Month and occurred amid heightened rhetoric and attacks against LGBTQ+ and Latin communities, and it took place hours after President Trump called off a planned Bay Area ICE "surge." The inaugural celebration received support from foundations, community organizations, businesses, and individual donors.
Read at San Francisco Bay Times
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]