

Translatin@ Coalition and Latino Commission on AIDS Join Forces
The Long Beach Pride Team3 min read
Announced March 23, 2020, Corazones Unidos/Hearts United joins the Translatin@ Coalition and the Latino Commission on AIDS in a national, community-driven partnership.

On March 23, 2020, the Translatin@ Coalition and the Latino Commission on AIDS announced, from New York City and Los Angeles, an agreement to establish a groundbreaking, community-driven partnership. The two organizations will work together so that each one’s strengths, services and strategies complement the other’s. Long Beach Pride is proud to share this news with our community.
It arrives at an uncertain moment. Just days earlier, on March 14, 2020, Long Beach Pride postponed its 2020 Festival and Parade out of an abundance of caution for the health and well-being of our community. This partnership takes on that same moment directly, placing COVID-19 alongside HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, and it puts the people least connected to care at the center.
Corazones Unidos/Hearts United
The partnership, named Corazones Unidos/Hearts United, will develop efforts across the United States and U.S. territories to respond to the impact of COVID-19, HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in diverse communities, especially those most vulnerable and least engaged in prevention, care and support services.
Bamby Salcedo, president and CEO of the Translatin@ Coalition, described what she hopes it will mean for transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex communities:
This amazing strategic partnership will be a positive and shining example of the power of active collaboration and cooperation to deliver unique services to the ever-changing needs of the Trans and Gender Non-Conforming and Intersex (TGI) communities throughout the United States & U.S. territories.
Bamby Salcedo, President and CEO, The Translatin@ Coalition
Our joint commitment to build this strategic partnership will be guided by our visionary principles: creativity, innovation, energy, inclusion, representation and leadership from both organizations.
Guillermo Chacón, President, The Latino Commission on AIDS
Key Areas of Focus
According to Chacón, the partnership will focus on:
- Organizational development
- Responding to the impact of COVID-19
- Community-driven engagement in advocacy, care and prevention
- Promotion of PrEP
- Health screening and education on COVID-19, HIV, hepatitis and STIs
- Stigma-free community wellness
- Social network engagement
We are grateful to see two organizations join hands for the communities they serve, and we will keep sharing news like this with LGBTQ+ Long Beach.
En español
El 23 de marzo de 2020, la Coalición Translatin@ y la Comisión Latina sobre el SIDA anunciaron, desde la ciudad de Nueva York y Los Ángeles, su acuerdo para establecer una relación innovadora impulsada desde la comunidad. Ambas organizaciones trabajarán juntas para complementar sus fortalezas, servicios y estrategias de trabajo.
La relación estratégica, denominada Corazones Unidos/Hearts United, desarrollará esfuerzos en los Estados Unidos y sus territorios para responder al impacto del COVID-19, el VIH, la hepatitis y las infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS) en nuestras diversas comunidades, especialmente las más vulnerables y menos habilitadas para obtener servicios de prevención, atención médica y apoyo social.
Esta increíble relación estratégica será un ejemplo positivo y brillante del poder de la colaboración y cooperación activa para brindar servicios únicos a las necesidades siempre cambiantes de las comunidades Trans y de género no conformes e intersexuales (TGI) en todo los Estados Unidos y sus territorios.
Bamby Salcedo, Presidenta y Gerente General de la Coalición Translatin@
Nuestro compromiso conjunto para construir esta asociación estratégica se guiará por principios visionarios: creatividad, innovación, energía, inclusión, representación y liderazgo de ambas organizaciones.
Guillermo Chacón, presidente de la Comisión Latina sobre el SIDA
Según Chacón, la asociación se centrará en el desarrollo organizacional; la respuesta al impacto del COVID-19; el compromiso para abogar y defender a nuestras comunidades e incrementar la atención médica y la prevención; la promoción de PrEP; diagnósticos de salud y educación sobre COVID-19, VIH, hepatitis e ITS; el bienestar comunitario libre de estigma; y la presencia en redes sociales.




