EDUCATION | EDUCACIÓN

 ​Celebrate ORGULLO
Ocotober 1-15, 2023
HISPANIC & INDIGENOUS LGBTQ+
PRIDE FESTIVAL | FESTIVAL LGBTQ+

MIAMI | January 13-14, 2023
BOGOTA | March 31-April , 2023

Trans & non binary Art Exhibit 
& Conference
TransLives Video Archives

ARTLab | Year round In Person & Virtual Gallery for Artists of the Trans Experience @ Pridelines

ELEVATE 365 | Year Round Volunteer Opportunities for Giving Back & Being NICER.

ELEVAT E DAY | May 6, 2023
Workshops, Tools & 
Inspiration for being NICER.

Land Aknowledgment Statement

A collective of Music, Theater, Dance, Spoken Word and other artforms, to create innovative collaborations with LGBTQI+ focused talent

@UnityCoalitionCoalicionUnida

@UnityCoalition

NEWS & EVENTS | NOTICIAS Y EVENTOS

J une 2, 2023 | Project Acccess HIV Testing & Resources 
                          2-5 pm, Larkin Palm Springs Hospital, Hialeah

J une 4, 2023 | CommuniTEA Dance | Adrienne Arsht Center

June 6, 2023 | Miami Gay Choru s KARAOKE@ Nathan’s Bar, 
                          Axel Hotel

J une 9, 2023 | ArtLAB Artists Reception@Pridelines Miami 
                           7pm, THIS IS TRANS Photo Exhibit
                           Mx. Vincent-Natacha Gay 
 
J une 10, 2023 | POP UP Photo Studio@TransSocial 
                             with Mx. Vincent-Natacha Gay 

J une 15, 2023 | Miami Gay Chorus KARAOKE@ Kill Your Idol

J
uly 14, 2023 | UC|CU Welcome Reception for LGBT Leaders
                           of the National Hispanic Journalists Association

October 1-15, 2023
         Celebrate ORGULLO
Hispanic PRIDE Festival
                       Oct 1, 2023 | ArtDIVA Bus Tour
                       Oct 3, 2023 | VESTMENTS, VOODOO, &
                                               VELVET SLIPPERS -  Lecture
                      Oct 6, 2023 | Goddess Cabaret
                      Oct 7, 2023 | ArtDIVA Bus Tour
                                              ​Visit Chapel of La Merced
                      Oct 13, 2023 | GODS GALA @Spanish Monastery

December 2, 2023 | MIAMI GAY CHORUS Holiday Show

Florida Governor DeSantis signed into law the House 1557 “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bans public school districts from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade, or “in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students”—language that critics say could extend the ban to higher grade levels    

Unity Coalition|Coalición Unida (UC|CU) is extremely disappointed by the passage of the so called “Parental Rights in Education” bill due to its discriminatory language directly targeting and endangering the lives of all LGBTQI+ youth.
    

Here are key passages in the bill:  
Instruction on gender and sexuality would be constrained in all grades.
Schools would be required to notify parents when children receive mental, emotional or physical health services, unless educators believe there is a risk of “abuse, abandonment, or neglect.”
  Parents would have the right to opt their children out of counseling and health services.
  Parents could sue schools for violating the vaguely written bill, and districts would have to cover the costs.
  Florida would rewrite school counseling standards.

Our collective anger and disappointment must now be focused on doing, what legislators and the Governor wont – Show all of our youth that they are LOVED. Show them they MATTER. Tell them they are not a MISTAKE. Tell them they are NOT ALONE. Offer them the tools and support to be GREAT, PROUD ADULTS.    

If you’re a parent or an ally, an educator or a self-actualized LGBTQ+ adult seeing this, today is the day for you to tell the young LGBTQI+ people in your lives that you see them, and they have value.    

More than 200 anti-LGBTQ+ bills, many specifically targeting trans youth, have been introduced this year alone. Fighting these bills is going to be a marathon effort requiring all of us — like-minded individuals and organizations — to stand together and persevere in the face of adversity.      

Unity Coalition|Coalición Unida will continue to stand with the thousands of organizations, teachers unions, allies and parents across the U.S. uniting in solidarity for LGBTQ+ youth in the best way we know how: Telling our stories, sharing our rainbow history, celebrating our pride, and show relentless our support for all of our youth and educators, trying to do the right thing.    

HELP US TO HELP OUR YOUTH, through our programming, resources, and initiatives to STOP HATE EVERYWHERE. Please consider a donation to UC|CU.