October is LGBTQ+ History Month
Pride Community Center would like to lift up one of our Living Legends of Texas
Yadi Martinez
From: https://www.thenewchurch.com/clergy/
Yadi Martinez is a bilingual Latinx gender non-conforming artist, UCC Licensed Minister-Youth Pastor, and 3rd year Brite Divinity Seminary Student.
Yadi was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.
Yadi is a certified facilitator in the Our Whole Lives (OWL) curriculum, which provides comprehensive sexuality education for young people.
Yadi also serves as the LGBTQIA Unconscious Bias Awareness Facilitator with ten+ years of experience working with young people in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area.
Their work includes using arts and networking skills to create community events, retreats, leadership conferences, and safe spaces.