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Title: New national Latino gay group forms
Post by: LostInTime on February 09, 2007, 09:31:12 AM
Unid@s directors to focus on human rights issues (http://www.washblade.com/2007/2-9/news/national/9979.cfm)

"Unid@s means 'everybody together,'" Serrano said. "We use the 'at' symbol because when you want it to refer to females you use 'unidas' and males, 'unidos.' We use 'unid@s' to show our diversity, unity and inclusivity."
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Washington transgender activist Ruby Corado is also on the board, which includes representatives from seven regions of the U.S., plus Puerto Rico. There are 13 board seats, made up of a representative from each region (not including Puerto Rico), and six more spots for areas that have large concentrations of Latinos, including New York, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas and D.C. Corado represents the District as one of its Latina transgender members.