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Bamby Salcedo, is a proud transgender Latina immigrant and advocate who is paving the path for her community.

Bamby Salcedo was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to the Commission on the State of Hate. She's a transgender activist and founder of Los Angeles-based TransLatin@ Coalition.

Governor Newsom also announced four other appointments. The Commission will make policy recommendations to better protect civil rights.

Bri Sérráno and Cristóbal Salinas Jr. interviewed Bamby Salcedo via Zoom. JCSCORE thanks Bamby for sharing her story with us.

UCLA scholars and Bamby Salcedo attend the annual UCLA Center for the Study of Women awards celebration. The center awarded the Distinguished Leader in Feminism Award to Salcedo, the president and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition.

Translatin@ Coalition president and CEO Bamby Salcedo joined us live to talk about the organization and what they offer. The nonprofit is one of many groups participating at WeHo Pride and will have a float during the parade.

I had the opportunity to speak one-on-one with legendary trans Latina activist Bamby Salcedo after she led a workshop on community organizing at the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center.

From the darkness of Guadalajara gutters to speaking with the Vice President — she's come a long way!

This week's #WCW Bamby Salcedo is a powerful transgender rights activist ensuring that immigration, LGBTQ and feminist movements are inclusive of mujeres like her.

The United State of Women Summit brought together thousands of people who are all working to change tomorrow for the #StateofWomen.

Hermanas, it’s International Women’s Day, and we are celebrating Latina activistas making moves for la comunidad. But instead of discussing why these muchachas are so badass, we are going to let some photos do the talking. After all, isn’t a picture worth a thousand words?

This year, Bamby Salcedo quit her job to focus all her time on bringing #TransLatinaPower across the US. The Los Angeles-based activist and a group of others stormed the stage at the U.S. Conference on AIDS in September, and they were able to speak for about 20 minutes, according to Frontiers Media.

More often than not, as Bamby Salcedo knows, trans folks (especially trans folks of color) are discriminatorily targeted by law enforcement, their rights thrown away and their vulnerability exploited for momentary gain.

Photography by Ryan Pfluger in Los Angeles on September 28, 2015. Styling and makeup by Johanna Saavedra.

“We’re living in an era of ‘separate but equal,’” Salcedo said in 2014 at the National Conference on LGBT Equality, where she accepted the Susan J. Hyde Award for Longevity in the Movement.

Luego de años de vivir en las calles de Los Ángeles como una delincuente adicta a las drogas, sufrir múltiples violaciones sexuales y pasar por la prisión, la transgénero mexicana Bamby Salcedo sintió a sus 31 años que estaba desperdiciando su vida.

Outspoken HIV Prevention Advocate & Trans Health Activist Bamby Salcedo’s Story Transcends Disparity and Reaches Across All Borders

The U.S. People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Caucus has elected its first national officers and steering committee, according to a U.S. PLHIV statement.

The United States has long been a haven for those fleeing persecution and oppression. But today, the treatment for asylum seekers can be so terrible that some are asking to be sent back to the very countries they were escaping.