Para La Comunidad
Celebrating 10 years of Texas Latino Pride Despite numerous attempts to recognize his efforts, Juan Contreras, founder and president of Texas Latino Pride, remains committed to a collective approach in celebrating not one but two communities.
For far too long, celebrations of the Latine and LGBTQ community have been rare and often do not receive the recognition they deserve.
That is where Texas Latino Pride comes in. Founded in 2014, Texas Latino Pride and its annual Texas Latinx Pride Festival celebrate the contributions, diversity, complexity, artistry and community of Latine and LGBTQ folks in Texas, just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Since then, the organization has grown into a collection of folks who celebrate each other at community-powered events that emphasize an intersectionality of cultures.
