The Diversity Center Youth Program, Santa Cruz County The youth program at TDC provides supportive, educational and social activities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning (LGBTIQ) youth. Check out their weekly schedule events at diversitycenter.org/youth Questions? Email youth@diversitycenter.org "Our Gente" @ The Epicenter Presents: "Q-Turn" - In Person Q-TURN is Our Gente’s LGBTQ+ specific set of drop-in hours that happen every Thursday from 12 PM to 5 PM at The Epicenter. Youth … [Read more...]

"Zia was an early proponent of what was once a novel idea: that Americans with roots in China, Japan, Vietnam and other Asian countries could unite as Asian Americans to organize and, when necessary, agitate. The group identity would expand to more parts of Asia, such as India, and later include Pacific Islanders. Some believe it’s not far-fetched to say that without Zia, May would not now be observed as Asian American and Pacific Islander Island Month." - The Los Angeles Times … [Read more...]

"Pauli Murray has a phenomenal and brilliant legacy. Dr. Murray’s existence highlights the fact that there have been Black, gender-expansive, and queer thinkers blazing bright paths in legal spaces and beyond. " - Teen Vogue … [Read more...]

"Seeing a dearth of books about Latine people, the organization Hispanic Star teamed up with Macmillan to create a series of books that would "get Hispanic heroes into every Latine household and ensure every Latino kid has access to the stories of their own heroes." - GLAAD … [Read more...]