Join us in honoring & celebrating Queer Youth & Ally Leaders!
Watch the QYLA PSA featuring the 2016 QYLA Emcee’s, Joan & Vincent!
QYLA Tickets Available!
- Tickets available on Brown Paper Tickets
- Adult tickets: $25 – $95 Sliding Scale / Youth/Senior tickets: $10
- Info: QYLA Tickets
Volunteer at QYLA!
- Volunteer for a one or two hour shifts
- Watch the QYLA Volunteer PSA
- Sign-up at QYLA Volunteer or contact us at volunteer@QYLA.org
Congratulations 2016 QYLA Nominees & Awardees!
Queer Youth Leadership Award, Awardees
- Adrian Viloria, Student, Delta High School at Cabrillo College
- Grayson Forest, Student, Scotts Valley High School
- Johnson Lumicao, Student, Pájaro Valley High School
- Robert Keller, Student, Aptos High School
Queer Youth Leadership Award, Nominees
- Alex Rocha, Student, Watsonville High School
- Anika Tabachnick, Intern, Subjects to Change Youth Empowerment Program at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH)
- Atlas Criswell, Student, Santa Cruz High School
- Hailey Howard, Student, Scotts Valley High School
- Kaleb Lennon, Student, Shoreline Middle School
- Murphy Guidice-Murphy, Student, Santa Cruz High School
- Rayne Brewer, Student, Pájaro Valley High School
- Rena Carr, Student, Santa Cruz High School
Ally to Queer Youth Award, Awardees
- Dr. Shane Hill, Clinical Psychologist and Gender Specialist
- Guillermina Carrillo, Parent Coordinator, Pájaro Valley High School
Ally to Queer Youth Award, Nominees
- Cassandra Montes, Student, Pájaro Valley High School and OASIS Independent Study
- Darby Collins Begeman, Co-founder & Facilitator, Diversity Center Trans Girl Youth Group
- Edie Frederick, Volunteer, Triangle Speakers & Rainbow Speakers and Friends
- Jamie Joy, Sexual Health Educator and Youth Advocate
- Jennifer Breton, Student, Delta High School at Cabrillo College
- Steph Taylor, Co-creator, Co-host & Producer, Out in Santa Cruz
- Valerie Neer, Co-Advisor, Cypress Charter High School Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA)
Organizational Ally to Queer Youth Award, Awardee
- First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)-Watsonville
Organizational Ally to Queer Youth Award, Nominees
- The 2016 Jon E. Nadherny/Calciano Memorial Youth Symposium
- Delta High School at Cabrillo College
- Mount Madonna School
- San Lorenzo Valley High School Gender and Sexuality Awareness Club (GSA)
- Santa Cruz High School
- Subjects to Change Youth Empowerment Program at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH)
QYLA Tickets Available!
- Tickets available on Brown Paper Tickets
- Adult tickets: $25 – $95 Sliding Scale / Youth/Senior tickets: $10
- Info: QYLA Tickets
- Sponsor or Host a Table–Be a QYLA Table Captain!
Volunteer at QYLA!
- Volunteer for a one or two hour shifts anytime from 10 am – 11 pm on Saturday, May 7th – Be part of the QYLA team!
- Watch the QYLA Volunteer PSA
- Sign-up at QYLA Volunteer or contact us at volunteer@QYLA.org
Spanish Translation
- Spanish translation available at QYLA!
- Watch the QYLA Spanish PSA
- To confirm, please contact us at info@QYLA.org
QYLA Thank You!
A special thank you to the student leaders from the Aptos High School Rainbow Alliance who are working with QYLA in the planning and to Aptos High School Principal Casey O’Brien for his welcome message to QYLA.
QYLA is sponsored by the Queer Youth Task Force of Santa Cruz County, a fiscally sponsored agent of the Diversity Center. Co-sponsored, in part, by the Aptos High School Rainbow Alliance, Aptos High School & the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD).
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