[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9299]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE 8TH ANNUAL DC LATINO PRIDE

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 29, 2014

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in recognizing the 8th annual DC Latino 
Pride, the national capital region's celebration of our Latino lesbian, 
gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
  The Washington, DC metropolitan area has had an identifiable Latino 
LGBT community since the early 1960s. However, the community remained 
largely invisible until the first LGBT March in Washington in 1987. DC 
Latino Pride's parent organization, the Latino Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, 
and Transgender History Project, began in 2000. The organization grew 
out of a private archive kept since 1993 by its founder, Jose 
Gutierrez, who, in turn, organized the first DC Latino Pride, in 2007.
  It has been both a pleasure and an inspiration to watch DC Latino 
Pride grow from a panel discussion held the day before the annual 
Capital Pride parade to this year's series of events between May 25 and 
June 5. The Latino Pride events include La Coronacion on May 25th; La 
Platica, a panel discussion at the Human Rights Campaign on May 29th; 
La Fe, a bilingual worship service with the Metropolitan Community 
Church Ministerio Espanol and Grupo Latino Dignidad de Washington on 
May 31st, and La Fiesta Latino Dance Party at Towne Danceboutique on 
June 5th.
  The Latino and Latino gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender GLBT 
History Project and Empoderate Youth Center of La Clinica del Pueblo 
jointly host DC Latino Pride and coordinate this celebration with their 
partners: El Zol Radio 107.9, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 
the DC Office of Human Rights, the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs, 
the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs, D&P Creative Strategies, Brother 
Help Thyself, The DC Center, GLOV, the Raben Group, Lambda Legal, 
Whitman Walker, Reasons, Verizon, Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, 
Latinos Ready for Hilary, Identity, and Food & Friends.
  This year's organizers include: David M. Perez, President; Esther 
Hidalgo, Vice President of Historical Archives; Jose Gutierrez, Founder 
& Historical Archives Co-Chair; Jorge A. Soto, Secretary; Wilmer 
Gutierrez, Treasurer; May Sifuentes, Finance Committee Co-Chair; Board 
Members Jose Plaza and Alexa Rodriguez; Jose Ramirez, Outreach Chair; 
Jennifer Sanchez, Outreach Committee; and Jesus ``Chuche'' Chavez, 
Program Coordinator.
  I ask the House to join me in recognizing the 8th annual DC Latino 
Pride, welcoming all those who will attend, and congratulating the 
Latino GLBT History Project's officers, board, and volunteers for work 
well done, and I take this opportunity to remind the celebrants that 
the United States citizens who reside in Washington, DC are taxed 
without full voting representation in Congress.

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