Lorena Borjas was known as the mother of the trans Latinx community in Queens, New York. After a life of activism, she passed in 2020 from COVID, but her legacy lives on. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about Lorena's life, activism and legacy.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join Historias Unknown Premium: https://historiasunknown.supercast.com/new_landingMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources: https://lambdalegal.org/blogs/us_20231010_queer-latinx-leaders-who-paved-the-way/ https://qptv.org/content/queens-stories-story-lorena-borjas-transgender-latina-activist https://transgenderlawcenter.org/case/lorena-borjas/ https://www.ourvoicesarefree.org/founder https://www.amidacareny.org/transgender-awareness-week-honoring-lorena-borjas/ https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-legislation-honor-lgbtq-pride-month-and-empowers-new-york-state-agencies https://www.them.us/story/lorena-borjas-mother-of-queens-trans-latinx-community-died-coronavirus https://www.them.us/story/out-on-the-frontlines-liaam-winslet-lorena-borjas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices