yOUTH AND FAmily Empowerement
LEA supplies a variety of resources and spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals to be in community and conversation with one another through arts, educational workshops, and social justice organizing. For more information, contact our Community Organizer, Jasine Cumplido (jasine@somoslea.org).
Boyle Heights LGBTQ Youth Club at Mi Centro - Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 5pm
Bell Gardens LGBTQ Youth Club at Veterans Park Family Center - Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 5pm
Winter Solstice Festival: Queer Clothing Exchange
LEA Summer Youth Leadership Camp Series
Parent Education Workshops - In English & Spanish
Boyle Heights LGBTQ Youth Club at Mi Centro - Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 5pm
Bell Gardens LGBTQ Youth Club at Veterans Park Family Center - Every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 5pm
Winter Solstice Festival: Queer Clothing Exchange
LEA Summer Youth Leadership Camp Series
Parent Education Workshops - In English & Spanish
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE AWARENESS
LEA offers support groups and resources for our community members in order to address how Queer and Trans youth are disproportionately impacted by substance dependency and misuse and identify healthy coping mechanisms and mental health resources through restorative justice practices. For more information, contact our Program Coordinator, Victor Hugo Marroquin (angel@somoslea.org).
LGBTQ Youth Groups
Cannabis 101 Education Workshop
Decolonizing Mental Health Workshop
Navigational Support and Referrals
Tobacco Impacts and Policy Education
HIV Prevention and Substance Misuse Education
LGBTQ Youth Groups
Cannabis 101 Education Workshop
Decolonizing Mental Health Workshop
Navigational Support and Referrals
Tobacco Impacts and Policy Education
HIV Prevention and Substance Misuse Education
Pride Pantry RESOURCES
Pride Pantry at Mi Centro: Every Friday 11am-4pm - Call to make an appointment (323-286-7224) (jesus@somoslea.org)
ARTS AND CULTURE
LEA celebrates our Queer and Trans existence and artistic/cultural contributions to the world through the values of familia, orgullo y corazon. While it is important to advocate for our safety and wellness, we are more than the violence and trauma that we experience as queer and trans people of color. For more information, contact our Program Coordinator, Victor Hugo Marroquin (angel@somoslea.org).
Queer Narratives and Storytelling
Annual LGBTQ Calavera Festival
Musical Cultural Enrichment
Drag Performance and Art
Youth Community Murals
Cultural Art Workshops
Queer Narratives and Storytelling
Annual LGBTQ Calavera Festival
Musical Cultural Enrichment
Drag Performance and Art
Youth Community Murals
Cultural Art Workshops
eDUCATION AND trAININGS
LEA trains all members of our community around the issues and topics of LGBTQ identity as part of our educational empowerment. For more information, please contact our Program Coordinator, Victor Hugo Marroquin (angel@somoslea.org).
LGBTQ+ Safety and Empowerment Trainings for Schools and Teachers
Family Acceptance and LGBTQ Identities for Parents and Family
Aceptacion Familiar y Identidades LGBTQ para Padres y Familia
HIV Prevention for the Queer/Trans Latine Community
Unpacking Anti-Blackness in Latine Communities
QTPOC Reclaiming Community Cultural Wealth
LGBTQ+ Safety and Empowerment Trainings for Schools and Teachers
Family Acceptance and LGBTQ Identities for Parents and Family
Aceptacion Familiar y Identidades LGBTQ para Padres y Familia
HIV Prevention for the Queer/Trans Latine Community
Unpacking Anti-Blackness in Latine Communities
QTPOC Reclaiming Community Cultural Wealth
