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Alianza Translatinx <br />1118 E. Walnut St. <br />Santa Ana, 92701 <br />Monday July 7, 2020 <br />Dear city council, <br />My name is Khloe Rios and I am a Latina, an Immigrant a transgender woman and <br />executive director at Alianza Translatinx. <br />The purpose of this letter is to introduce you to Alianza Translatinx and to establish <br />an alliance with the city in order to help our community. <br />Initiated by four immigrant transgender women of color, Alianza Translatinx's <br />mission focuses in advocating for the needs of the translatinx community residing in <br />Orange County with the initiative to improve our quality of life. We are proud to say <br />that we are the first transgender organization lead by transgender women of color <br />in Orange County serving the transgender community. And the reason we exist <br />today is because of the lack of support and services for the transltinx community in <br />Santa Ana and the surrounding cities. <br />The trans and gender non -conforming community faces discrimination in every <br />realm of their lives. In areas such as: employment, housing, health care and <br />education. Transgender and gender non con -forming individuals also experience <br />marginalization based on their gender identity and /or gender expression. Being <br />one of the communities with the highest rates of HIV infections, the transgender <br />community continues to face stigma and lack of sexual health programs in Orange <br />County today. <br />Due to the lack of data and research with regard to the trans community in Orange <br />County, Alianza Translatinx is interested in furthering research in areas such as <br />Family acceptance, HIV incidence and prevalence, matters that contribute to <br />depression and suicide and the impact of sex work on the lives of trans and gender <br />non -conforming individuals. <br />Therefore, Alianza Translatinx invites you to have a conversation about how to <br />better serve the trans community of Orange County and to establish collaborations <br />between Alianza Translatinx and the city of Santa Ana. <br />Thank you for your attention, <br />I{h oe Rios Wyatt, <br />Executive Director <br />