Bamby Salcedo

Bamby Salcedo
BornOctober 12, 1969
Guadalajara, Mexico
OccupationActivist
OrganizationTransLatin@ Coalition
Known forTransgender activism
TitlePresident
Awards
Websitehttps://bambysalcedo.com/

Bamby Salcedo (born October 12, 1969) is a transgender activist and a recognized public speaker born in Guadalajara, Mexico and based in California, United States. Bamby has developed several activist work in efforts to advocate for topics such as latin immigration, LGBTQIA+ issues, HIV cases of inequality within the healthcare system, and more. She is the founder of the Los Angeles-based TransLatin@ Coalition, "an organization form[ed] by Trans Latin@ immigrant leaders who have come together in 2009 to organize and advocate for the needs of Trans Latin@s who are immigrants and reside in the US."[2][3] She is also the producer of the Angels for Change Runway Show for trans youth.Salcedo was recognized as one of "14 Women of Color Who Rocked 2014" by ColorLines[2] and as one of their OUT100 pioneers of the year by OUT magazine. In 2015, Salcedo also spoke at The White House as part of the White House United State of Women Summit.[4]

  1. ^ "Biography". Bamby Salcedo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Zoila, Miriam (2014-12-17). "14 Women of Color Who Rocked 2014". ColorLines. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. ^ "About Trans-Latina". TransLatin@ Coalition website, created by Paola Coots. 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ^ "White House United State of Women Summit". whitehouse.gov. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2018-01-11.