Colectivo Intercultural TRANSgrediendo

A group of Latinx adults stand in a hallway, all wearing face masks. They are holding up a red ribbon with purple, glittery text, in uppercase font, that reads “COLECTIVO INTERCULTURAL TRANSGREDIENDO”. A few of them are cheering, as the ones standing in the center, cut the ribbon together with a giant pair of scissors.

Photo: Joana Toro

Colectivo Intercultural TRANSgrediendo is a social organization, which works on the empowerment of human rights, access and comprehensive health care of Trans and Gender Non Binary (TransGNB) people, strengthening the social and cultural expression of diverse gender identities in New York City in order to guarantee our well-being and the right to a life free of all types of violence. Based in Jackson Heights, Colectivo Intercultural TRANSgrediendo was founded by TransLatina activist Lorena Borjas, who was known as the mother of the transgender Latinx community in Queens. Her untimely death in 2020 was caused by Covid19-related illness and is being mourned by the community at large.

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Dig Deeper Into the Queens Museum

On a white wall hangs a dress with the Mexican flag, framed pictures of Lorena Borjas, and a proclamation from the city to Lorena Borjas. In front of the pictures is a white table vitrine and next to the vitrine is a short shelf with a gold bell on top of it.
Exhibition 2021

En recuerdo de Lorena Borjas (In Remembrance of Lorena Borjas)
White text on black background that reads Year of Uncertainty, YoU, Phase 3 , Jan to Feb 2022, Syntehsize and Reflect, Sintetizar y Reflexionar.
Exhibition 2022

Year of Uncertainty (YoU) Phase III: Synthesize & Reflect
White text on black background that reads Year of Uncertainty, YoU, Phase 2, Nov to Dec 2021, Engage and Experience, Involucrarse y Experimentar.
Exhibition 2021

Year of Uncertainty (YoU) Phase II: Engage & Experience
A black and white photo of a group of women of color standing in a circle. They are standing on a park lawn arms length apart from one another. Behind them are tall trees and an above ground railway.
Exhibition 2021

Malikah: Building Power and Safety for Our Communities” and “TransLatinx Resilience against COVID-19”