ALMA Chicago

Over the past several years, ALMA Chicago has grown from a volunteer-led organization into a sustained force for leadership, advocacy, and community within Latinx LGBTQ+ communities.
We have built leadership pipelines.
We have shown up in policy spaces.
We have created opportunities where few existed before.
But growth alone does not guarantee sustainability.
We are now facing a period of uncertainty. Funding landscapes are shifting, resources are tightening, and at the same time, the need for culturally grounded, intersectional advocacy is increasing.
Donate today to the ALMA Legacy Fund to ensure that our work continues! Link in bio.

ALMA Legacy Fund ALMA Chicago faces a critical moment. As funding declines and community needs grow, we risk scaling back vital work. The ALMA Legacy Fund aims to raise $50K to sustain our mission and 36-year legacy. Give today.

Over the past several years, ALMA Chicago has grown from a volunteer-led organization into a sustained force for leadership, advocacy, and community within Latinx LGBTQ+ communities.

We have built leadership pipelines.
We have shown up in policy spaces.
We have created opportunities where few existed before.

But growth alone does not guarantee sustainability.
We are now facing a period of uncertainty. Funding landscapes are shifting, resources are tightening, and at the same time, the need for culturally grounded, intersectional advocacy is increasing.

This is the moment that tests whether this work continues.
The Board has launched the ALMA Legacy Fund, a $50,000 campaign to provide immediate, flexible support to sustain our work and protect a 36-year legacy.

This is not about expansion.
This is about continuity.
This is about ensuring that our communities do not lose critical infrastructure at a time when it is most needed.

If you have partnered with us, supported us, or benefited from this work in any way, now is the time to act.
Contribute or learn more: https://fnd.us/42i310?ref=sh_2ELbmf

This work has always been community-driven. It will take community to sustain it.

ALMA Legacy Fund ALMA Chicago faces a critical moment. As funding declines and community needs grow, we risk scaling back vital work. The ALMA Legacy Fund aims to raise $50K to sustain our mission and 36-year legacy. Give today.

In 1988, Rev. Jesse Jackson served as a key leader in the Second National March on Washington for Le***an and Gay Rights. Addressing the crowd that night, Rev. Jackson shared the quote above, underscoring the interconnectedness of civil rights struggles.

This , we honor and celebrate the life of Rev. Jackson, a pioneering civil rights leader and fierce ally of q***r communities across the nation.

Have your or someone you care about faced challenges or discrimination as a member of the LGBTQIA+ communities? The IL Pride Connect hotline and resource hub can help. As a member of the organization's steering committee, ALMA remains committed to ensuring all Illinoisans are treated with dignity with robust access to justice when trouble arises. Because the first step to defending your rights is knowing them.

Visit www.ilprideconnect.org or call the hotline at 855-805-9200 for more information, and please share far and wide!

This week, ALMA's Board President joined the Chicago Community Trust, Chicago Latines in Philanthropy, and Nurestro Futuro to welcome Dr. Angela Anderson Guerrero, the new President and CEO of Mujeres Latinas en Accion.

Coalition building is central to a brighter future for our communities, and we are grateful for the partnerships we continue to forge across Chicago.

ALMA Chicago would like to share additional details for the celebration of life of trailblazer Rick Garcia. We hope you will join us and the broader community in honoring the extraordinary life of one who served our communities and to whom we owe so much.

Today, while threats continue to confront our most vulnerable friends and neighbors, we take solace in knowing the road ahead. On this , we are reminded of Dr. King’s enduring message that our struggles are collective; and, so too must be our responses.

We are heartbroken by the passing of Rick Garcia, a visionary civil rights leader, movement builder, and cherished friend of ALMA Chicago. Rick didn’t just fight for LGBTQ+ rights; he changed the legal and political landscape so our communities could live with dignity, safety, and power. His legacy demands more than remembrance; it demands action. We honor Rick by continuing the work: advancing protections, defending hard-won rights, and refusing to be silent as LGBTQ+ people are targeted across this country. May his courage guide us forward. May his work live on through ours.



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En estas fiestas, os deseamos calidez, alegría y comunidad mientras reflexionamos sobre el año pasado y trazamos el rumbo para el próximo.

This holiday season, we wish you warmth, joy, and community as we reflect on the past year and chart a course ahead for the next.

On World AIDS Day, we honor our community’s resilience by choosing action over silence. HIV remains a pressing reality for our communities, especially Black and Latinx men, and confronting it requires consistent vigilance, access to care, and collective responsibility.
Prioritize your health today: get tested, explore preventative options like PrEP, and connect with local HIV services that can support you or someone you love. Our strength is in knowing our status, protecting one another, and refusing to let stigma stand in the way of life-saving care.

On November 20th, ED Manuel joined civic and LGBTQ+ leaders from across and to mark at Andersonville's famous Rainbow Crosswalk.

So long as threats against our community members continue, will show up, advocate, and defend our collective rights at every turn.



Photo Credits: Manuel Hernández;

How do we defend our communities? We build solidarity and opportunities for connection, of course! Join us at Hamburger Marys - Chicago with Izzy Fierce and Cornchip for a night of bingo fun this Sunday, Nov 9 at 7pm. Tag your bingo crew below!