Casita Feliz Latine LGBTQ+ Center opens in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A first-generation Chicana created a harmless abstraction with the ngo of empowering the LGBTQ+ assemblage successful the Central Valley.

In autumn of 2023, a caller non-profit, Casita Feliz, became a imagination travel existent for Diana Feliz Oliva, amended known arsenic Lady Diana.

"I promised myself that someday erstwhile I americium financially stable, and I person the resources, time, and capacity, I would travel backmost to Fresno and unfastened an LGBTQ halfway that prioritizes our Latino civilization and heritage," said Lady Diana.

Launching the non-profit is idiosyncratic for Lady Diana.

She faced galore barriers increasing up successful Sanger and says she didn't person anyone to subordinate to successful the Central Valley oregon resources.

"For a kid similar me, increasing up successful the 70s, 80s and 90s was difficult. I was plagued with a batch of stigma, shame, fear, guilt and it stayed with maine galore years until my mid-20s. I decided to travel retired and began my modulation from antheral to female."

Lady Diana kept her caput high, recovered a enactment strategy successful Los Angeles, and pursued higher education.

In 2005, she graduated from Columbia University with her Master's Degree successful Social Work.

She has dedicated her beingness to being a relation exemplary and beardown advocator for those experiencing akin journeys.

"Hopefully, Casita Feliz tin beryllium a beacon of beingness for galore of the Dianas increasing up successful the Central Valley. That they are loved, they are seen, they matter, they person power, they are resilient and they are loving," Lady Diana said.

The enactment is temporarily operating retired of her location successful Fresno.

In the past fewer months, respective events person taken spot including overgarment + sip events and a constitution tutorial for members of the trans community.

The non-profit volition besides supply acquisition sessions successful English and Spanish for families.

Lady Diana is excited to spot what the aboriginal holds for Casita Feliz.

"Everything I bash is advocating for quality rights and making definite we permission the satellite a small better."

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