Felipe Alvear

He/Him/Él

Journeys

Felipe is a Colombian advocate who has collaborated and volunteered with different non-profit organizations focused on LGBTQIA+ immigrants, youth, and HIV/AIDS services. Although Felipe has an engineering background, in the last seven years he has found a great passion for social justice, equity, and social work leading him to pursue his MPH at CUNY-School of Public Health. Felipe is currently working at The LGBT Community Center providing leadership and management for a variety of groups for the LGBTQIA+ communities.

Librada González Fernández

She/Her/Ella

Stories

Librada is a trans researcher and archivist born in Cuba. In 2019, she created Archivo Cubanecuir, a collection dedicated to recovering and preserving historical documents about the Cuban LGBTI+ experiences. As an independent archivist, Librada strives to prioritize the most marginalized queer narratives that remain ignored by institutional archives. She is currently working on a book which will document the history of trans and gender non-conforming Cubans in burlesque and drag.

DJ Jiang

They/Them

APIDA Queer

DJ is a queer Chinese-American connecting queer people across the pan-Asian diaspora. They learn the most from their peers and dedicate their time doing things that build the world they want to live in. They have professional experience in therapy, suicide prevention, and Asian American advocacy, and they come from social work and intersectional mental health educational backgrounds. They grew up near Seattle, WA, and now call Queens home.

Victor Navas

He/Him/Él

English as a Second Language (ESL) Program

Victor was born in Venezuela, and has been a languages teacher for 12 years instructing English and Spanish as a second language. He has taught languages in North Carolina for 5 years, and currently works designing strategies to create cultural diversity activities to teach languages in a meaningful way. Victor is eager to welcome students into a classroom that fosters a caring environment for learning, where they can feel safe and also challenged to grow in knowledge of the language and the culture behind it.

Yonatan Matheus

Cualquier pronombre

Conexión Positiva
Expresión Latinx LGBTQIA+

Yonatan es un exiliado gay venezolano, defensor de derechos humanos y trabajador social que huyó de Venezuela en 2016 luego de sufrir persecución, y violencia por parte del crimen organizado y miembros de la dictadura venezolana. Yonatan es trabajador social y esta certificado como Peer Worker en servicios de VIH. Yonatan es fundador y directivo de América Diversa Inc, organización comprometida con la promoción de los Derechos Humanos, la educación y el empoderamiento de las personas LGBTQ+ latinas refugiadas, solicitantes de asilo e inmigrantes en la ciudad de Nueva York ofreciendo servicios que promueven la superación de las dificultades del proceso migratorio.

Tadeo Miller-Castro

He/They

B Plus

Tadeo is a queer, Black and of Chicano descent from Portland. He moved to NYC to pursue his degree in QTBIPOC Studies at NYU and is on the executive board of NYU’s student-led Black queer club, Brown Sugar Brilliance. He has formerly worked as an advisor for multiple queer organizations advocating and organizing for Black queer people. In his free time, he likes watching video essays on societal issues and culture, going to the gym, and being an active member of the QTBIPOC community. He is also a cat dad, a chai latte enthusiast, and is afraid of the Duolingo owl.

Wen Oviedo

Cualquier pronombre

Inmigrantes LGBTQIA+
& Expresión Latinx LGBTQIA+

Wen es trabajador social y activista LGBTQIA+, miembro fundador y directivo de América Diversa Inc, que desde 2020 trabaja para promover derechos LGBTQIA+ de personas Latinas refugiadas, solicitantes de asilo y migrantes en New York City. Wen tiene más de 12 años de experiencia con temas relacionados a la educación para la no discriminación por orientación sexual e identidad de género, campañas de prevención en el área de la salud sexual. Es miembro de la Directiva de Venezuela Diversa, e Integrante voluntario de Venezuelans and Immigrants Aid.

Annie Schneider

She/Her

Good Grief

Annie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is trained in palliative care social work, and specializes in oncology, end of life, bereavement, and LGBTQIA+ health. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Annie now lives in Brooklyn, New York. She works as an inpatient social worker and is co-coordinator of the bereavement program at a cancer center in New York City. There, she is also part of the LGBTQIA+ Clinical Advisory Committee, and the Social Work Antiracism Committee. When not working Annie enjoys comedy, long walks, and learning about LGBTQIA+ history.

Harinauth “Sunny” Ramsingh

Sunny or He/Him

LGBTQIA+ Immigrants United

Harinauth, also known as Sunny, is a Guyanese activist who has been working on providing a safe and friendly space for LGBTQIA+ Immigrants. In the last few years, Sunny has worked as a health educator, increasing awareness within the LGBTQIA+ immigrant community to develop positive networks of support.

Ace Sutherland

They/Them

Rhythms

Ace is an activist in New York City. Their work is deeply rooted in liberating the BIPOC and gender-diverse communities through organizing, education, and empowerment. Ace is also a content creator who has worked with the New York City Council, New York State Department of Health, Northwell Health, GMHC, Adidas, Color of Change, and more to center the experiences of the queer and trans communities. Ace holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo State in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany. Ace loves to spend time playing Fortnite, eating seafood, and laughing.

Riqi Velez

He/They

Thriving Together

Riqi was born in Queens and raised in the moderate southern mini metropolis of Charlotte, NC. After studying Musical Theatre, they joined a couple of short tours with the show Grease, as well has played many nightclubs both as a boy band member (BN2 and Platnym) and later as a solo artist. Riqi is a member of the uber social justice promoting Middle Collegiate Church, a multicultural, multi-ethnic, inter-generational movement of Spirit and justice, powered by Revolutionary Love. Since the beginning days of Pandemia, Riqi has dedicated themselves to educate and elevate the communities of LGBTQIA + youth and elders, people living with HIV, BIPOC, and our new migrant neighbors from below “the border”. Currently he works at MetroPlusHealth as Viral Suppresor Navigator.