"Calling Waterbury 'a forgotten city' for queer organizing and activity, Sotero recalled working on a community celebration last year, intended to bring members of the LGBTQ+ community together to talk about their hopes for the city. Almost 100 people came, leaving Sotero running around with fellow facilitators for most of the event. When she took a moment to pause and look at who was in the room, she recalled seeing not statewide executive directors or leaders, but local 'queer folks of color who are often forgotten in the work that we do.'
'Whoever is going to turn Waterbury over its head is going to be queer folks of color, specifically trans women of color!'"
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JUNE 9, 2015 BY REPUBLICAN AMERICAN
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Roslyn Sotero, L.A.C.E. youth program supervisor, sorts books with program participant and Wilby High School freshman Ricardo Centeno.
The spacious 30B Church Street building in Waterbury will be the new home of the L.A.C.E. Youth Mentoring Program and a Hispanic cultural arts center. The center is expected to be open to the public by late June. |