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Approximately 106,000 LBTQ Latinas live in Los Angeles County, according to new research from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law in partnership with Latinas Futures 2050 Lab. The study examines the lived experiences, well-being, and needs of LBTQ Latinas in the county.
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/71697-u...
Sierra Sun Times, October 9, 2025
MEDIA: "New Data Analysis Finds Significant Wage Disparities for Latinas Across California Counties"
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/california-latina-wage-disparities-by...
UCLA Newsroom, October 8, 2025
Overall, Latinas in California receive 49 cents for every dollar earned by a non-Hispanic white man. According to a report published by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center that shows county-by-county earnings, the gap is even greater in some of the state’s wealthiest counties.
New research from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, in partnership with the TransLatin@ Coalition and the Latina Futures 2050 Lab, finds that about three-quarters (73%) of immigrant respondents to the LA County Trans & Nonbinary Survey—including 80% of trans Latina immigrants—live at or below the federal poverty level, compared to 44% of non-immigrant respondents.
The K–12 resources pay tribute to Dolores Huerta’s legacy and expand inclusive education under California’s FAIR Education Act.
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/dance-dialogue-sabor-hispanic-heritage...
UCLA Newsroom, October 1, 2025
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-focus-hispanic-heritage-month
UCLA Newsroom, September 15, 2025
A Latina Futures installment of the CSRC Newsletter!
Photo: (L-R) Elena Popp, Dolores Huerta, and Laura Esquivel celebrated with more than 250 guests at the opening reception for On the Side of Angels: Latina Lesbian Activism at the Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM), June 21, 2025. The exhibition was a collaboration between VPAM and the Latina Futures 2050 Lab, an initiative spearheaded by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. (CSRC)
Latina Futures 2050 Lab-funded projects are creating change far beyond California.
Image: Bernardette Pinetta, assistant professor of psychology at UC Riverside, has been working with various partners focused on the well-being and leadership development of high school and college students. (Illustration courtesy of Bernardette Pinetta)