The Hermanos of the Kappa Chapter of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Incorporated cordially invite you to our annual Noche Dorada gala entitled Orgullo: Celebrating Queer Latinidad.

Noche Dorada, or "Golden Night," is La Unidad Latina's annual gala that showcases and celebrates an aspect of our culture and achievements. This year, LUL looks to the horizon with Orgullo: Celebrating Queer Latinidad where we will celebrate the beauty and strength of the queer and trans Latinx community.

Our keynotes this year are Jennicet Gutierrez and Evelyn Mantilla. Jennicet Gutierrez is a trans Latina from Tuxpan, Jalisco México. She serves as an advocate and organizer for Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, where she works to end deportation, incarceration, and the criminalization of immigrants and all people of color. Further, Evelyn Mantilla is the first openly bisexual state official in Connecticut. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, she moved to Hartford and was elected to represent the predominantly Latinx district of Hartford. She has served as the leadership in National Council for Community and Justice and the Hartford Sexual Assault Crisis Service. She has received awards from the Connecticut Institute for Community Development and the National Association of Social Workers.

During our Noche we will be presenting our 5th annual Rosalinda V. Garcia Rosa Dorada Award to a Yale College Latina for embodying the mission of LUL through her contributions to the Latinx community, both at Yale and in the community at large. You can nominate a Yale College Latina here.

In keeping with the theme of our Noche and honoring a Chapter Hermano of our's who has passed, we will be presenting the 4th Annual Hermano Ernesto Sámano Espíritu Dorado Award. Hermano Ernesto, M.D. (SY 97) had a passionate and a spirited dedication to education. In his memory, we aim to present this award to a Yale faculty member or administrator who has shown this same commitment and drive and have provided students with a meaningful and impactful educational experience. Nominate a Yale faculty member or administrator here.

Please join us as we celebrate and honor the work and success of our communities. It surely will be a beautiful night of poetry, dancing, delicious food, and food for thought that we will remember. We look forward to having you be part of this special night.