LGBT Center donates to Niland and Mexicali
El Centro, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Imperial Valley’s LGBT center is giving back to the community by easing the stress of buying clothing.
As unemployment soars and the threat of the virus increases buying basic necessities such as clothing may not seem like a priority.
Imperial Valley LGBT center says they are here to help anyone LGBT or not. They received a year’s supply of clothing from retail H and M it’s an ongoing donation they will be receiving monthly.
They recently donated brand new clothes to the victims of the Niland fire many families lost everything.
“Right now we’re going to Niland we have our volunteers our excellent volunteers that are always there for us and they’re helping us a lot with distributing the clothing, and organizing men and women’s clothes but because of everything that’s going on it has been a slower process,” said Jose Alberto Martinez, board member.
Martinez says they are also focusing their efforts on helping the trans community who work in the entertainment industry in Mexicali and Tijuana.
“That’s why I bring up Mexicali so much they do have all the trans community and all the drag queens doing their shows they cannot work right now like they don’t have nothing and it’s sad.”
Martinez says many companies way of showing pride is selling back to the community instead of giving to the community.
“You know because sometimes we as LGBT feel the brands take advantage of us and just start selling us a bunch of rainbows and H and M are doing something completely different which is just giving back, give back to the LGBT community reaching out to them and I think that is amazing approach as a company.”
The center says Pride month may have ended but pride is a feeling that lasts all year.
