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AMIGAS LatINAS Amigas Latinas leadership throughout the years. Photo by Carrie Maxwell VOL 30, NO. 41 JULY 8, 2015 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Leaders reflect on activism as organization folds BY CARRIE MAXWELL in the parade over the years but the best times were when Amigas had a float and I was marching with them.” This month, Amigas Latinas will be folding after 20 years of Cardona noted that starting the Amiguitas Youth Group and support, advocacy and education for Chicago-area LGBTQ La- doing service provider training for larger Latin@ organiza- tinas. tions on how to better serve Latin@ queers as well as helping Co-founded in 1995 by Evette Cardona, Mona Noriega, Alicia mainstream LGBTQ organizations figure out how to deal with Amador, Aurora Pineda, Karen Rothstein-Pineda, Norma Sel- Latin@ LGBTQ people were also important work that Amigas edon, Mary Torres and Lydia Vega, Amigas Latinas grew from a Latinas did. She also explained that the family work that they monthly discussion group (platicas) to a non-profit organiza- did, including picnics and discussion groups with children of tion providing services and events for LGBTQ Latinas and their queer Latinas, was also very exciting. allies. “I want people to know that so many things were different On the eve of Amigas Latinas’ final event, a number of lead- 20 years ago,” said Cardona. “When we first started Amigas ers from over the years reflected on their time with the or- we could’ve never envisioned marriage or two women choos- ganization and how they feel about the organization ending. ing to have children together and being out as a family. We Although Amigas Latinas is folding, the organization’s materi- couldn’t have envisioned all the Latina queer women who are als will be housed at the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, and in positions of power and influence as they are now, whether be made available to anyone seeking information about the it’s Mona working for the City of Chicago [as the chair and organization. The library continues to accept materials from commissioner of the Commission on Human Relations], me in the organization to add to the archives. my job or Alicia [Vega] being the vice-president of youth de- Cardona—vice-president of programs for the Polk Bros. Foun- velopment at the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, because you dation and Amigas Latinas’ first board president—said that don’t get more American than the Boys and Girls Club.” establishing the Aixa Diaz Latina Youth Scholarship Fund after “In terms of Amigas folding, it was time,” said Cardona. Diaz, one of Amigas Latinas’ other co-founders who died in “That single need for one space where all Latina lesbians could 1999, was really important because it gave the organization gather isn’t true anymore because we are everywhere. I always an opportunity to support young Latina queer activists who say that 20 years of organizing in the LGBTQ community is were actively fighting homophobia in their schools and/or measured in dog years, not people years.” communities. Noriega, Cardona’s wife and founding board member of Ami- MAGIC MATT “With the recent Pride Parade I’ve been remembering when gas Latinas, said she really enjoyed all the family events as WCT talks with Magic Mike XXL actor Matt Bomer. Amigas had their own float and the crowd would go wild when well as addressing intersectionality within the organization they saw us because I’d like to think that they weren’t expect- because part of what made Amigas Latinas important to her Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. 17 ing a Latina queer float to come by with 50 women just wal- lowing in our lesbianism,” said Cardona.”I’ve had fun marching Turn to page 6 NOW A WEEKLY SECTION IMMIGRATION JAZZ JENNINGS ICE updates guidelines. IN WINDY CITY TIMES! Trans teen talks as her new reality Photo of Keren Zwick by Gretchen Rachel show, I Am Jazz, is set to debut. Hammond. 8 18-20 16 NOW THROUGH JULY 26 ONLY! 800-775-2000 • TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL BROADWAY IN CHICAGO BOX OFFICES BROADWAY’S HUGE-HEARTED HIT! AND TICKETMASTER RETAIL LOCATIONS GROUPS 10+: 312-977-1710 • KINKYBOOTSTHEMUSICAL.COM 2 July 8, 2015 WINDY CITY TIMES HAIR LOSS? We Have the ANSWER. 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Trans TV star Jazz Jennings 16 Photo by Carrie Maxwell VOL 30, NO. 41 JULY 8, 2015 Jason Fricke www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Leaders reflect on activism Matt Bomer interview 17 as organization folds BY CARRIE MAXWELL in the parade over the years but the best times were when Amigas had a float and I was marching with them.” This month, Amigas Latinas will be folding after 20 years of Cardona noted that starting the Amiguitas Youth Group and NIGHTSPOTS 18 support, advocacy and education for Chicago-area LGBTQ La- doing service provider training for larger Latin@ organiza- tinas. tions on how to better serve Latin@ queers as well as helping Co-founded in 1995 by Evette Cardona, Mona Noriega, Alicia mainstream LGBTQ organizations figure out how to deal with Amador, Aurora Pineda, Karen Rothstein-Pineda, Norma Sel- Latin@ LGBTQ people were also important work that Amigas edon, Mary Torres and Lydia Vega, Amigas Latinas grew from a Latinas did. She also explained that the family work that they monthly discussion group (platicas) to a non-profit organiza- did, including picnics and discussion groups with children of tion providing services and events for LGBTQ Latinas and their queer Latinas, was also very exciting. allies. “I want people to know that so many things were different On the eve of Amigas Latinas’ final event, a number of lead- 20 years ago,” said Cardona. “When we first started Amigas ers from over the years reflected on their time with the or- we could’ve never envisioned marriage or two women choos- ganization and how they feel about the organization ending. ing to have children together and being out as a family. We Although Amigas Latinas is folding, the organization’s materi- couldn’t have envisioned all the Latina queer women who are als will be housed at the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, and in positions of power and influence as they are now, whether be made available to anyone seeking information about the it’s Mona working for the City of Chicago [as the chair and OUTLINES organization. The library continues to accept materials from commissioner of the Commission on Human Relations], me in the organization to add to the archives. my job or Alicia [Vega] being the vice-president of youth de- Cardona—vice-president of programs for the Polk Bros. Foun- velopment at the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, because you dation and Amigas Latinas’ first board president—said that don’t get more American than the Boys and Girls Club.” Calendar Q 21 establishing the Aixa Diaz Latina Youth Scholarship Fund after “In terms of Amigas folding, it was time,” said Cardona. Diaz, one of Amigas Latinas’ other co-founders who died in “That single need for one space where all Latina lesbians could 1999, was really important because it gave the organization gather isn’t true anymore because we are everywhere. I always an opportunity to support young Latina queer activists who say that 20 years of organizing in the LGBTQ community is were actively fighting homophobia in their schools and/or measured in dog years, not people years.” Classifieds 22 communities. Noriega, Cardona’s wife and founding board member of Ami- MAGIC MATT “With the recent Pride Parade I’ve been remembering when gas Latinas, said she really enjoyed all the family events as WCT talks with Magic Mike XXL actor Matt Bomer. Amigas had their own float and the crowd would go wild when well as addressing intersectionality within the organization they saw us because I’d like to think that they weren’t expect- because part of what made Amigas Latinas important to her Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. 17 ing a Latina queer float to come by with 50 women just wal- lowing in our lesbianism,” said Cardona.”I’ve had fun marching Turn to page 6 NOW A WEEKLY SECTION IMMIGRATION JAZZ JENNINGS ICE updates guidelines. IN WINDY CITY TIMES! Trans teen talks as her new reality Photo of Keren Zwick by Gretchen Rachel show, I Am Jazz, is set to debut. Art. Own it. Hammond. 8 18-20 16 NOW THROUGH JULY 26 ONLY! 800-775-2000 • TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL BROADWAY IN CHICAGO BOX OFFICES BROADWAY’S HUGE-HEARTED HIT! 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