Let me make this promise: Comprehensive Healthcare Access for Young Latinas
*By Mara Minguez, M.D., MSc One experience in particular has stayed with me. I vividly recall a 15 year old who in response to her pregnancy diagnosis stated, “It would not only kill my dreams… it hurts me more to kill my parents’ dreams.” In that moment, she did not yet realize that she had a choice. If […]
Transxenophobia, Gender Autonomy, & Reproductive Justice
An Interview with Bamby Salcedo By Karla Padrón PART 2 Transgender justice, like reproductive justice acknowledges the importance of gender self-determination. I spoke to the Transvisible co-researcher Bamby Salcedo about the challenges faced by TransLatina immigrants in the U.S. Salcedo is a tireless advocate, activist, and proud TransLatina. Most recently awarded the Susan J. Hyde Award for Longevity in […]
Let’s Talk About Transxenophobia, Gender Autonomy, & Reproductive Justice in the Latin@ Community
An Interview with Bamby Salcedo By Karla Padrón PART 1 of 2 When I was a 12-year old child, I came to the U.S. to live with my mom. Growing up in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, I knew a lot about the U.S., growing in a border town allows for ample (albeit unbalanced) cultural exchanges. […]
Celebrating young mamas!
Written by: Christina Martinez May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, a particularly hard month for pregnant & parenting youth as they are subject to constant reminders of the ways in which their parenthood is a burden to society, the economy, and their communities. From the start, young parents are told that their pregnancy and/or child […]
The woman who held my hand
Last month, we officially released our “Latinas and the “A” word” infographics and fact sheets detailing the attitudes of Latin@s about abortion, the barriers in accessing abortion, and the dangers crisis pregnancy centers pose for our communities. In reflecting about how all of these issues impact our lives, we wanted the statistics to be more […]
El Gran Compromiso: How the Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) Silences Immigrant’s Health and Well Being
CLRJ is pleased to join our hermanas, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), and the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) for the 4th Annual Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice this week! In this critical moment when Congress and the nation are considering options to reform our inadequate […]