Message to young trans people from Joanna 🇵🇷 “I see you. Dulling your shine to make people around you comfortable will not help this world in any way.”
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Joanna Cifredo of the Puerto Rico Transgender Wellness Center shares what she’s looking forward to as an #ACTInitiative grantee. Thank you for joining us in San Francisco, Joanna! @transwcpr
Puerto Rico en la casa! We made it to San Francisco!!🏳️⚧️This week we have the honor of representing Puerto Rico’s trans communities at this year’s Creating Change Conference, the nation’s foremost political, leadership, and skills-building conference for the LGBTQ movement.
Especially to protect our trans youth. In the words of our director, “The problem is not that trans youth or trans people exist. The problem is the hostility towards our existence. Gender-affirming care saves lives” #3
We seek to make visible and expose the miss information presented on his speech this past few days. We will always side with justice and through different voices of power we shall work together to make sure any anti-trans legislation is not approved. #2
Our mission: Provide top-quality services in an effective and empathetic manner that meets the needs, care, and well-being of our transgender community. Provide the entire community with the best care based on ethics, accompanying the patient and their family through each process