Organizations & Events
The José Gutiérrez Archives documents the understudied story of the formation of local and national Latino LGBTQ organizations in Washington, DC. In 1987, ENLACE was the first local group that organized to advocate for the Latino LGBTQ community. As a result of the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, which happened later that year, ENLACE’s members organized the National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Organization (LLEGÓ).
In the 1990s, LLEGÓ was followed by several formal and informal LGBTQ organizations including Gente Latina de Ambiente (GELAAM), Platiquemos, Acuarela, Latinos en Acción, Centro Empodérate of LCDP, The Latino GLBT History Project, and Unid@s National Latina/o LGBT Human Rights Organization.
By the 2000s, this legacy of LGBTQ community organizing led to organizations such as Casa Angie, Casa Ruby, Center Latinx of the DC Center, TransLatina Coalition (DC), Latinx Institute of Creating Change National LGBTQ Task Force, Dicción Queer, Gran Varones, Unidos MCC, Latino Leather, LULAC Lambda, Centro Internacional para el Desarrollo Integral Arcoiris Inc., DCHomo and the José Gutierrez Archives.
While many of these organizations have ceased to exist, their history of advocacy around issues such as healthcare, housing, education, and immigration rights, is a testimony to the ways LGBTQ Latinas/os/xs have enriched U.S. democracy and civic life.
Date: February 20, 2009.
Place: Southeast Neighboorhood Library in Washington, DC.
Description: The Center Latinx of the DC Center and Danny Dominguez organized the panel Afro Latinx LGBTQ, moderated by Rayceen Pendarvis, with Esther Hidalgo, Donta Gonzalez and Dana White.
Photographer: Jose Gutierrez.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
Name: Latino GLBT History Project.
Date: September 2009.
Place: Washington Historical Society.
Description: The Latino GLBT History Project organized the historic exhibit “Heroes Latinos LGBTQ” at the Historical Society of Washington, DC
Photographer: Jose Gutierrez.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
Name: Celebrando la vida de RIP Marvettee Perez (1961-2013).
Date: August 2013.
Place:Washington, DC.
Description: Celebrando la vida y contribuciones de RIP Marvette Perez.
Photographer: Jose Gutierrez.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
Date: Circa 2014.
Place: Human Rights Campaign in Washington, DC.
Description: Celebrating DC Latino Pride at Human Rights Campaign.
Photographer: Jose Gutierrez.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
Name: Muxes.
Date: Circa 2015.
Place: Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Description: Muxes en Juchitán, Oaxaca, México.
Photographer: Courtesy Felina Santiago Valdivieso.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
Name: Queer Brown Voices.
Date: February 8, 2016.
Place: Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC.
Description: Leti Gomez, Laura Esquivel, Jose Gutierrez, Moises Agosto and Salvador Vidal-Ortiz presented Queer Brown Voices at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC.
Photographer: Jose Gutierrez.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
Name: Diccion Queer.
Date: August 6, 2016.
Place: The DC Center of Washington, DC.
Description: Jose Gutierrez organized a bilingual poetry event for Diccion Queer and OutWrite 2016 at the DC Center.
Photographer: Jose Gutierrez.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
Name: Lulac Lambda.
Date: January 2019.
Place: Human Rights Campaign in Washington, DC.
Description: Monthly meeting of Lulac Lambda in HRC.
Photographer: Jose Gutierrez.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
Name: Queer Brown Stories Over Time and Spaces.
Date: October 8, 2020.
Place: Zoom Presentation.
Description:The San Francisco Public Library organized the panel presentation Queer Brown Stories Over Time and Spaces moderated by Tina Valentin Aguirre with Dr. Osa Hidalgo de la Riva, Jose Gutierrez and Chris E. Vargas.
Flyer: Courtesy San Francisco Public Library.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
Name: National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day 2020.
Date: October 15, 2020.
Place: Zoom Presentation.
Description:The CDC, Honor 41 and CBO’s organized the panel presentation National Latinx Awareness Day 2020, moderated by Alberto Mendoza with Bamby Salcedo, Letitia Gomez, Laura Esquivel, Lisbeth Melendez-Rivera, Jose Gutierrez and Octavio Espinal.
Flyer: Courtesy Alberto Mendoza.
Jose Gutierrez Collection.
