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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 10h

We want to hear from you! 💬 Your voice helps shape programs, advocacy, and resources that uplift TGI health, wellness, and community. Share your insights to help us grow together. 💜

TAKE SURVEY HERE👇🏽

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 1d

🎟️ GARRAS tickets are ON SALE! 🌈 Join us Nov 15 at the Pacific Design Center for a night of TGI fashion, power & liberation. Get yours now at GARRAS.org ✨ #GARRAS #TGIExcellence

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 6d

🌈✨ Durante 16 años, La Coalición TransLatin@ ha salvado vidas, fortalecido y generado cambios para las personas transgénero. Este Mes de la Historia LGBTQ+, honramos nuestra trayectoria y la historia que aún se está forjando.

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 6d

🌈✨ For 16 years, the TransLatin@ Coalition has saved lives, built power, and created change for TGI people. This LGBTQ+ History Month, we honor our journey and the history still in the making.

(A Thread)🏳️‍⚧️

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 7d

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 7d

This is what good government looks like: AB 1043 solves real problems with smart solutions. Thank you @buffywicks for your leadership. @GavinNewsom - let's make this happen!

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 7d

🏳️‍⚧️ We’re proud our VP & COO, @missmariaroman, joins the Latino Heritage Month Virtual Panel: Latino Voices of City Hall: Why Representation Matters 🗓 Oct 2, 10AM. Hear stories on journeys, civic engagement & Latino perspectives shaping policy. RSVP: bit.ly/LALatinoVoices

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 7d

✨ La belleza trans es eterna en cada etapa y forma. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ El Desfile de Moda GARRAS importa: una pasarela para personas TGI, creada por personas TGI, mostrando todas las razas, cuerpos y géneros. Dona y aprende más 🌐 GARRAS.org (15 nov, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood)

GARRAS 2025 – November 15, 2025

The GARRAS Fashion Show is a fundraising event that celebrates trans, gender expansive, and intersex (TGI) people as high-fashion models.

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 7d

✨ Trans beauty is timeless at every stage, in every form. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ That’s why GARRAS Fashion Show matters: a runway for TGI people, by TGI people showcasing every race, body, & gender. Donate + learn more 🌐 GARRAS.org (Nov 15, 2025 @ Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood)

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 8d

LINK TO TGE VIDEO HERE !!

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 8d

🏳️‍⚧️✨ Victory is near now we need YOU! AB 1487 honors our Two-Spirit relatives and invests in 2TGI futures through workforce programs,immigrant support, youth diversion, and mental health care. 💜
📢 Take action:
👉 Call or email the Governor’s office
👉 Use our toolkit and check out our blog! LINK IN BIO🔗

The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 8d

✊🏽Change is in motion!AB 1487 just passed the Health Committee but it’s not law yet. This bill recognizes Two-Spirit identity,funds life-saving programs,and expands mental health care for our 2TGI community.
Call the Governor (916) 445-2841
Send a letter of support
Link in bio for templates+toolkit

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 9d

🏳️‍⚧️🤭When your workplace is so full of TGI brilliance and self-expression that you almost forget you’re trans 👀✨ … what a luxury, what a blessing. We don’t take this freedom for granted, especially in today’s world. 🏳️‍⚧️💜 #Gratitude

📆👗 GARRAS Fashion Show
November 15, 2025 • Pacific Design Center

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 13d

¡Llamado a la comunidad TGI con experiencia de encarcelamiento! 🌈✨ Lanzámos el Programa de Mentoría TGI, creado por y para personas trans, de género expansivo e intersex. Conecta con mentores, impulsa tu crecimiento personal y profesional. ¡Cupos limitados, inscríbete ya!

The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 13d

🏳️‍⚧️🗣️Calling all TGI community members with lived experience of incarceration!
We're thrilled to launch our TGI Mentorship Program created by and for transgender, gender expansive,and intersex individuals.Join us and connect with empowering TGI mentors,and build both personal and professional growth.

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 13d

👠 GARRAS 2025

📅 Saturday, November 15, 2025

📍 Pacific Design Center

✨ Come witness a night of empowerment, visibility, and unforgettable fashion.

👩🏽‍💻Lean more @ GARRAS.org

GARRAS 2025 – November 15, 2025

The GARRAS Fashion Show is a fundraising event that celebrates trans, gender expansive, and intersex (TGI) people as high-fashion models.

GARRAS.org

The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 13d

✨ It’s never too late, and it’s never too early, your transition is yours, and every step you take is powerful, valid, and worth celebrating. 💜 Whether you’re just beginning, in the middle, or years into your journey, you are loved and valued exactly as you are. 🏳️‍⚧️💫

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 15d

We can’t wait to see everyone in the great beyond when the rapture calls, only the fiercest will rise. 🌌

👠 GARRAS Fashion Show

📅 Saturday, November 15, 2025

📍 Los Angeles

A night of fashion, power, and transcendence you don’t want to miss. 💫

#GARRAS2025 #TheGreatBeyond #TranscendWithUs

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 16d

¡Queremos escucharte! 💬 Tus ideas son clave para entender los retos, apoyos y realidades de la comunidad TGI.
Lo que compartas guiará programas, defensas y recursos que fortalezcan nuestra salud y bienestar colectivos. 💜

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 16d

We want to hear from YOU‼️Your insights are key to deepening our understanding of the challenges, attitudes, and support systems within the TGI community.
What you share will directly shape future programs,advocacy,and resources that center TGI voices and uplift our collective health and wellness.🏳️‍⚧️

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 19d

🎤 What’s REALLY happening behind the scenes of Walk4Humanity 2025?

Meet the artists using their voices not just to perform, but to stand for justice, visibility, and unity. 🌈🔥

“When one wins, we all win.” – Kalen Allen, W4H 2025 Grand Marshal ✨

#Walk4Humanity #W4H2025

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Behind the scenes at WALK4HUMANITY 2025

YouTube video by The TransLatin@ Coalition

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 19d

🌈 Were you impacted by the LA fires and identify as LGBTQ+? We want to hear your story.

Join us for a community listening session at Altadena Main Library on September 27 at 2:00 PM.

🧡 Free lunch included
💨 First 60 attendees get a free air purifier

RSVP now 👉 bit.ly/LAFiresLGBTQ

The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 26d

🌍 Walk4Humanity 2025 Recap 🌍

Thank you for making the first annual Walk4Humanity an unforgettable day of unity, purpose, and impact!

👣 Let’s keep walking for change.

#Walk4Humanity #W4H #W4H2025 #StrutIntoAction

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Celebrating to uplift our 2TGI community - Walk4Humanity.org

YouTube video by The TransLatin@ Coalition

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The TransLatin@ Coalition @translatinacoalition.org · 27d

✨ GARRAS 2025 is HERE! ✨

Our annual fundraising fashion show is more than just fashion its resistance, creativity, and community power. 🌈💃🏽

📅 November 15, 2025

📍 Pacific Design Center

🎟️ More info at GARRAS.ORG