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In this episode, you will listen to hosts Bamby Salcedo and Maria Roman talk with LGBTQ activist pioneer Roland Palencia. Off the gate, Roland talks about the Central American Diaspora's contributions to the United States. And you don't want to miss Roland talking about his first-hand experience with GLLU (Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos), the greater Los Angeles area’s first major Gay and Lesbian Latin@ organization founded in 1981.
Roland Palencia has held a number of non-profit executive positions where he has raised millions of dollars from private foundations, city, county, state, and federal government funds, individual donors, and corporations. Mr. Palencia’s experience is extensive and broad, but his underlying commitment is to financially empower underserved communities by securing resources that make communities thrive.
Roland is executive producer of the short documentary film UNIDAD: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos, a film that talks about the story of GLLU.
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