Boston Nous, Inc and Call for Action Inc. (CFA) are hosting the first ever LatinX LGBTQIA Motivation, Empowerment, Health and Personal Development Conference & Community Leadership Awards to be held in the city of Boston Massachusetts.

The goal of the conference is to bring both providers and consumers together to create a safe space for discussion and awareness between LatinX LGBTQIA consumers and the organizations that serve the community. We will discuss the following: health implications, disparities and barriers faced by our community nowadays and how to address those barriers. All these will be done through the means of a Community Health Fair and a variety of conferences and workshops where we will address and discuss topics that affect our community.

Conference Topics:

1. Como salir del closet sin morir en el intento (Boston Nous)

2. Dios ama a los homosexuales? (Boston Nous)

3. 10 Sesgos cognitivos que te ayudaran a venderte mejor (Boston Nous - España)

4. DonP and PrEP (Fenway Health)

5. PrEP and STDs Prevention (Fenway Health)

6. HIV/AIDS Stigma, medical and medicinal adherence (GILEAD)

7. Journal Club - HIV/AIDS and immigration issues (Harvard University CFAR CAB)

8. Presentation of their program and services (Project SHINE)

9. Presentation of their program and services (MAC)

10. Crystal Meth and the Slamming Culture (Call for Action)

11. Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation - Understanding Sexuality for Parents to help their children (Planned Parenthood

12. Youth workshop - Peer to Peer Education- led by high school Peer Educators (Planned Parenthood)

*Some workshops will be in Spanish and others in English – Attendees might choose as many conferences/workshops as they like.

Community leaders who have excelled for their hard work within the community will also be recognized during the event and receive an award.

With this conference’s theme of 'Empowering the Latinx Community', we aim to challenge attendees to explore what it means to be Latinx - especially in today's social climate - and what it means to empower both yourself and others in the Latinx community. This full day of programming includes workshops by LatinX speakers and leaders as well as two floors of health-related vendors full of information to empower and help you to accomplish your empowerment.

***Open to students, professionals, and the general public***