Transgender Latinas Organize at City College

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Transgender Latinas Organize at City College

A new student group at City College, TransLatinas, aims to tackle homophobia in Mission.
By: Rosa Ramirez | March 30, 2010 – 4:12 am

http://missionlocal.org/2010/03/transgender-latinas-organize-at-city-college/

Andrea Flores recalls getting stares and muffled comments by Latinos when she walked across the City College of San Francisco's Mission campus.

"They would look at me and they would laugh," said Flores, a shy, soft spoken, slim transgender woman with long flowing hair.

"They would say, 'there goes a joto," she added, describing the derogatory Spanish slang word used to describe a gay man.

Flores and her friend Juanita Martinez, who is also transgender, decided to combat the homophobia that exists the immigrant Latino community with open discussions – ones they would have to create.