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Our hearts are filled with excitement to announce the official launch of Fortaleza Familiar. Fortaleza Familiar is dedicated to the wellness of Indigenous Chicanx Latinx Lesbian Gay Bi Queer Trans Two-Spirit young people and their families.
At Fortaleza Familiar, we believe in the power of young LBTQ2S Indigenous Chicanx and Latinx people. We believe our collective resilience will lead to community safety and wellness.
Help us build a powerful space for our young people and families. One that celebrates existence, ignites resistance, demands justice, and creates safety.
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Until: 12/31/2025 12:00am Fortaleza Familiar TaniaTania is originally from Mexico and moved to the US with her family when she was 9 years old. Her lived experience of inequity, lack of opportunity, and exclusion, has led her to work to dismantle inequalities as a researcher, community organizer, and artist. She attempts to guide conversations towards social change. 0 supporters $0 raised |
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Until: 12/31/2025 12:00am Fortaleza Familiar TeddyTeddy was born and raised in Denver. He grew up in Westwood and La Alma park neighborhoods. He is the oldest of four siblings. Teddy’s family values and culture comes from his mother's Westwood roots and my father's roots in Zacatecas, Mexico. He lives with his partner and two dogs, Cookie and Coco. Teddy is a proud Taurus and proudly embraces his Mexican queer identity. 0 supporters $0 raised |
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Until: 12/31/2025 12:00am Fortaleza Familiar JulieJulie Macias, (she/her), Council Treasurer, Julie was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador and immigrated to Miami, Florida at the age of 14. She is a proud veteran and queer woman of color. She lives in Denver with her spouse, mother-in-law, two nieces and three dogs. Julie has an abundance of gay audacity and in her free time likes to test it in ambitious DIY home renovation projects, fixing cars, and dabbles in anything athletics and outdoorsy. 0 supporters $0 raised |
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Until: 12/31/2025 12:00am Fortaleza Familiar JacyJacy previously served as the executive director and co-founder of Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), a sisterhood of Latinas dedicated to building a movement of Latinas, their families, and allies through leadership development, organizing, and advocacy to create opportunity and achieve reproductive justice. Colorado raised, Jacy lives in East Denver with her husband and two children who can often be found “glamping” across Colorado in their 1976 Airstream camper. 0 supporters $0 raised |
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Until: 12/31/2025 12:00am Fortaleza Familiar Governing Council FundraiserSupport the Governing Council fundraise for Fortaleza Familiar 0 supporters $0 raised |