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Joanna Cifredo is leading a rally for Transgender and LGBTQ+ equality in Puerto Rico called “Walk for Equality. Photo Courtesy of Joanna Cifredo.
By Brenda Fernanda VeranoAs featured on
Pride Month takes place every year in June and is celebrated by the LGBTQ+ community as a time to express themselves freely. Most major cities hold “Pride Parades,” where organizations and individuals come together to have one big celebration for those part of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
Joanna Cifredo, 36, is a transgender activist and transgender woman from Bayamón, Puerto Rico. She started her work in activism due to being a millennial and seeing the need to be a voice for the voiceless.
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