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Pride, Power, and Belonging: LGBTQIA+ Convening
Thursday June 18, 2026 5:00pm - 6:30pm CDT
Room: 204
The LGBTQIA+ convening is a space to come together in community, celebrate identity, and build connections across LULAC. It highlights the importance of Rainbow Councils in strengthening the organization, ensuring that LGBTQIA+ members are not only included but represented and leading within LULAC. Inclusion is not optional. It is central to who LULAC is and how it shows up for all of its members. This reception is about visibility, belonging, and building a movement that reflects the full community it serves.
Moderator
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Javier "JC" Cantu

Chair, LULAC National LGBTQIA+ Committee
Javier "JC" Cantu serves as Chair of the LULAC National LGBTQIA+ Committee and is a public health and organizational leader with more than a decade of experience building stronger institutions and expanding opportunity for underserved communities. Most recently, he served as a Reporting... Read More →
Speakers
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Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco

LULAC National Historian
Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco is an award-winning historian, author, educator, and National Historian for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). For decades, she has helped preserve and tell the story of the Mexican American civil rights movement, ensuring that the contributions... Read More →
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Ray De Los Santos

Director, LULAC National Educational Service Centers – Dallas, Texas
Renato "Ray" de los Santos is a lifelong educator, counselor, and advocate for educational opportunity who has spent more than four decades helping young people, particularly first-generation college students, pursue higher education and build successful careers. Born in Brownsville... Read More →
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Martin Saenz

President, LULAC Rainbow Council-Dallas, Texas
Martin Saenz is a dedicated advocate for LGBTQIA+ and Latino communities and serves as Deputy Director for LGBTQIA+ Affairs for North Texas LULAC District III. A longtime leader within LULAC, he was a founding member of the LULAC Lambdas and currently serves as President of the LULAC... Read More →
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Jesse Garcia

DC State Director, LULAC
Jesse Garcia is a communications professional, civil rights advocate, and longtime LULAC leader who currently serves as LULAC District of Columbia State Director. Born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, he earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts from Our Lady of the Lake University... Read More →
Thursday June 18, 2026 5:00pm - 6:30pm CDT
Room: 204
  Free and Open to everyone

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