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6th Annual Hispanic LGBTQ Heritage Reception
An exciting community celebration of Latino/a LGBTQ heritage, history and activism!
 
                                                                  
October 14th from 6-8:00pm at the Human Rights Campaign Equality Forum
1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036
 
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP) invites you to enjoy this special reception in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and LGBT History Month. Enjoy light appetizers, refreshments and excellent company as you explore LHP’s historical exhibit titled Presente. $5 suggested donation.

 

Special Remarks by U.S. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

 

Exhibit Description:  Presente is a bilingual English and Spanish historical exhibit comprised of 7 colorful display panels and memorabilia from Latino/a LGBTQ community leaders. It is a testimony of the Latino/a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community's struggle for visibility and recognition in the community of metropolitan Washington, D.C. Presente tells its stories through photographs, articles and memorabilia from the mid-1980's to the present. The exhibit was designed in September 2008 by José Gutiérrez, Leticia Gomez and Ronald Woodman.

 
If you organization is interested in sponsoring the event, donating food or beverage, please contact the President of the Latino GLBT History Project, David M. Perez at DPerez@LatinoGLBTHistory.com. You may R.S.V.P. on Facebook or  by clicking here.  
 
A special thanks to our Reception Sponsors: The DC Center for the LGBT Community’s Out to Quit program, Brother Help Thyself and the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, S. Cecilia Morales, Level One/Cobalt, our Venue Host Human Rights Campaign, Community Partners GLOV and LULAC, and our Media Partners El Zol 99.1 and CapitalWirePR.
 
                                                           ***Download the Event Flyer***              ***Program Book***             ***Press Release***
 
 
The History of DC's Hispanic LGBTQ Heritage Celebration
The annual Hispanic LGBTQ Heritage celebration has become a staple event anticipated by DC's Latino/a LGBTQ community. Early October is a special time as an intersection between Hispanic Heritage Month and LGBTQ History Month, which allows us to celebrate our rich and diverse identities and increase the visibility of LGBTQ Latinos/as among the broader community. Each year we seek to create a space for today's community members to learn about those important leaders and organizations who came before us to advocate on behalf of human and civil rights for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Latino communities. In the past LHP events and programs have been supported by outstanding partners such as, the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs, the Mayor's Office on GLBT Affairs, Verizon, Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Lambda Legal, Town Danceboutique, the Historical Society of Washington, DC and Bloomingdale's among other sponsors.