A fighter for justice and equity, Vásquez y Sánchez co-founded Centro Cultural Aztlan and helped popularize Día de Los Muertos observations in San Antonio.
In the months leading up to their committee hearing, Woori Juntos community members trained on how to share their personal stories with legislators in their own language.
The Senate advanced a bill that could create such high financial risks for doctors and health insurers that they’d stop providing or covering gender-affirming care even for adults.