Blog: Sylvia Rivera Center for Social Justice (SRC)
July 2019
The Sylvia Rivera Center for Social Justice (SRC) is committed to providing advocacy, outreach, education, mental health, and other services rooted in social justice, to underserved and marginalized communities within the Greater Reno area with a specialization in LGBTQ+ communities of color.
Who was Sylvia Rivera?
Sylvia Rivera was a Latinx Transgender activist, sex worker, and trauma survivor from New York. She was a veteran of the Stone Wall Riots, which paved the way for the Gay Liberation Movement.
If you're in the Northern Nevada area and looking for a resource, connect with the SRC.
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