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Jesse Garcia has worked for LGBT and Hispanic civil rights causes. The Jesse Garcia Show will spotlight people in the community working for social justice, plus discuss politics, culture and art.

Jesse Garcia


    • May 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 137 EPISODES


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    Episode 136 Professional Coach Xavier Cano Prepares You For Your Second Act

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 26:28


    Professional Coach Xavier Cano offers tips for preparing resumes and succeeding at job interviews. Learn how to tell your personal story and make a good first impression. Listen today on JesseGarciaShow.com available on Audible, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify & Soundcloud

    Episode 135 Capital Pride's Anthony Musa Invites You to WorldPride 2025 in Washington DC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 16:04


    Capital Pride Alliance's Anthony Musa talks about this summer's World Pride that promises to bring the largest crowd ever to Washington DC. Get ready for two weeks of celebrations, conferences and social justice events.

    Episode 134 Get Your Laugh On with Comic Jade Esteban Estrada

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 44:27


    The “Prada Enchilada,” Comedian Jade Esteban Estrada, talks about his adventures on stage, how to break into the comedy, and the legends who helped shape his comic genius.

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    Episode 133 PEPFAR's Juan Flores Talks About the Work Being Done to Reduce HIV Rates Around the Globe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 32:41


    On the podcast today we have Juan Flores, Public Health Advisor from the U.S. State Department's U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program. We'll talk about the latest efforts on the global fight against HIV. And hey, we got some great news for you: HIV transmission rates are further down compared to prior years.

    GLAD Law's Ricardo Martinez Discusses Options to Protect Your LGBTQ Civil Rights in this New Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 17:06


    On today's show we have the new Executive Director of GLAD Law Ricardo Martinez. GLAD Law, which has been around since 1978, has been instrumental in the LGBTQ+ rights movement through advocacy work and bold litigation. Martinez shares options with the community on what to do now to prepare for what's to come after the 2024 elections.

    Episode 131 Civil Rights Advocate Josie Caballero Takes On Anti-Trans Bigotry at the Ballot Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 34:50


    Advocates for Trans Equality's Josie Caballero serves as the Director of Voting and Elections at the nation's leading Trans organization. She builds coalitions, develops policy, and advocates to enhance the visibility and understanding of transgender issues.

    Episode 130 Latino Victory's Winter Snitz-Meza Discusses the 2024 Vote and Future Latino Candidates

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 39:43


    Latino Victory's National Political Director Winter Snitz-Meza talks about his organization's focus on voter turnout in swing states and how the organization is preparing the next generation of Latino elected officials.

    Episode 129 Yesenia Alvarado Henninger of Q Street Protects LGBTQ Rights on Capitol Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 29:34


    We chat with Q Street President Yesenia Alvarado Henninger. She's the first person of color to lead the professional association dedicated to LGBTQ lobbyists and public policy advocates. We'll discuss her work to ensure your queer rights are protected on Capitol Hill and how to become an effective lobbyist.

    Episode 128 Dr. Joshua DeSilva Talks About the Importance of Mental Health in Our Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 24:04


    On today's show we have Dr. Joshua DeSilva a Queer, Latinx Psychologist and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at George Washington University. We'll talk about the importance about mental health and how to seek help.

    Episode 127 DNC Delegate Diego Miguel Sanchez Is Ready To Make History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 27:23


    Longtime Democratic Party Activist Diego Miguel Sanchez will walk us through his role at the Democratic National Convention, his thoughts and feelings about this election, and how a Harris Presidential Administration will benefit LGBTQ people.

    Episode 126 Bringing Equality to Every Town, Meet Robert Salcido Jr of Texas Pride Impact Funds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 27:23


    Longtime community organizer Robert Salcido Jr has worked hard to bring equality to the Alamo City and now is taking his fight statewide by bringing resources to queer communities both large and small throughout Texas. Learn about Texas Pride Impact Funds on JesseGarciaShow.com available on Audible, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify & Soundcloud

    Episode 125 Dr. Wilfred Labiosa Chronicles the Cuban LGBT Movement in His New Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 38:44


    Community Leader Dr. Wilfred Labiosa offers a comprehensive chronology of the LGBT rights movement in Cuba, highlighting the significant milestones, setbacks and tribulations in his new book. Learn about this book and his personal journey on JesseGarciaShow.com available on Audible, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify & Soundcloud

    Episode 124 Jorge Valencia and the Point Foundation Help the Next LGBTQ Generation Thrive

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 17:36


    Helping the next LGBTQ generation thrive in post-secondary education is the focus of Point Foundation and its CEO Jorge Valencia. Hear about the work that goes into America's largest queer scholarship on JesseGarciaShow.com available on Audible, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify & Soundcloud

    Episode 123 Meet The Top Latino At Human Rights Campaign Orlando Gonzales

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 22:57


    Longtime Queer Activist Orlando Gonzales talks about his new role at the Human Rights Campaign, his past activism in Florida, and how his experience with Spanish language media made him a stronger communicator for the movement. Listen today on Amazon, Audible, iTunes, Spotify and Soundcloud.

    Episode 122 Meet Ernest Herrera, The MALDEF Lawyer Slaying Latino Rights Cases Across The Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 39:31


    MALDEF Lawyer Ernest Herrera talks to the JesseGarciaShow.com about protecting the Latino vote and representation in elected offices. Anti-Latino rhetoric motivated him to get into law. Listen to him slay in the courts! Hear our conversation on Audible, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify & Soundcloud

    Episode 121 Eduardo Garcia Shares How The Latino Community Foundation Harnesses Latino Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 26:21


    On the Podcast today: Latino Community Foundation's Eduardo Garcia talks about supporting the Queer community and harnessing Latino Power in California. Listen to our conversation on Audible, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and Soundcloud!

    Episode 120 Pedro Coronado Builds A Bear Community In The Rio Grande Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 21:16


    What started out as small gatherings among friends after the pandemic has grown to a successful group that's changing the game of Queer living in the Rio Grande Valley. RGV Bears are organizing several communities in South Texas to create their own space and have fun while doing it. Leading the effort is Pedro Coronado, a longtime community activist who is ready to take it to the next level.

    Episode 119 The Future Will Know - Marley Pulido Preserves Black Cuban History Through Digitization

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 22:22


    After researching his family history in Cuba, Marley Pulido got inspired to share all these forgotten Black Cuban stories left out of history books. He has taken on a self-funded mission to build a community archive that includes video, audio and images that will preserve the Black Cuban historical memory of the island and the diaspora.

    Episode 118 Filmmaker Dolissa Medina Fuses Latin Culture And Storytelling To Impact World AIDS Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 35:01


    Filmmaker Dolissa Medina teams up with Visual AIDS of New York to combine Latino Culture and Personal Stories to make an impact on World AIDS Day.

    Episode 117 Meet The Latino Creating Safe Spaces For LGBTQ Students Shane Mendez Windmeyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 18:27


    More than 20 years ago Shane Mendez Windmeyer launched Campus Pride, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building future LGBTQ leaders and creating safer, more LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. Shane talks about the type of work that goes into rating higher education institutions and what red flags you should look for before you accept that admissions packet.

    Episode 116 A Man For All Seasons Meteorologist Mark Peña

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 21:31


    Meteorologist Mark Peña delivers the weather to DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia based on science and facts. We'll talk about his Texas roots, how politics have crept into weather and why warnings by your local weather can save your life. Listen on Audible, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify & Soundcloud.

    Episode 115 National Center For Transgender Equality's Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen Fights For Trans Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 21:46


    Meet the Latino overseeing the nation's leading Transgender Equality organization, Executive Director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen. For the last 20 years, National Center for Transgender Equality has advocated in DC. Now that fight has gone to state legislatures due to a historic number of anti-Transgender bills. Hear how Rodrigo and his staff work to ensure that Trans Lives are protected and safe.

    Episode 114 Rafael McDonnell Shares How Dallas Helps LGBTQ Folks Retire With Dignity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 24:50


    In North Texas, a LGBTQ community advocate, the Resource Center, has taken on a new mission to take care of vulnerable LGBTQ seniors during their golden years. Learn how the center plans to help Queer elders live out their best lives.

    Episode 113 Our Stories Will Be Known Thanks to Ben Garcia of the American LGBTQ+ Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 19:54


    Ben Garcia has spent his whole life working in museums and ensuring art and history are protected and accessible. Today, he is helping launch a brand new museum dedicated to the American LGBTQ+ experience. He shares what it will take to open the $26 million project, how the museum's collection will be shared, and how your items can become part of our American history.

    Episode 112 Meet Nancy Cañas La Reina De La Fiesta Orgullo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 38:35


    Meet the Latina working mom who is making sure the nation's capital puts on the best Queer Brown Pride festival on a shoe string budget and volunteer power.

    Episode 111 Meet the LGBTQ Icon Saving Public Education and American History in Texas Dr. Nancy Vera

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 40:34


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    Episode 110 All Rise For Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 47:31


    Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez has prepared her whole life for the bench. She worked in social services, education and as a lawyer representing families in need. Now she gets to help people find justice, and for a lucky few, a second chance by presiding over a Bexar County Court. Learn how she's ready to help others achieve and what advice she has for those going into law.

    Episode 109 Meet Mayra Hidalgo Salazar, the Queer Immigrant Recruiting The Next Wave Of Activists

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 28:46


    Mayra Hidalgo Salazar is the Deputy Executive Director at the National LGBTQ Task Force. Originally from Costa Rica, Mayra's 13-year journey as a queer and formerly undocumented woman laid the groundwork for her commitment to organizing — spearheaded by queer, immigrant youth of color. Get ready to learn about organizing for LGBTQ civil rights movement.

    Episode 108 Gay Latino Immigrant Jonathan Dromgoole is Ready to Run to Represent All His Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 30:33


    After years of advocating for the Latino community and preparing others to lead, Gay Latino Immigrant Jonathan Dromgoole is ready to run to represent all his communities in Northern Virginia.

    Episode 107 Dave Peña of the National Association Of Hispanic Journalists Reviews 2022's Top Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 59:57


    National Association of Hispanic Journalists Executive Director Dave Peña talks about his organization's work here and abroad to support the professional development of future and current journalists, plus we'll talk about the Top 10 stories of 2022.

    Episode 106 Outwit, Outplay and Outlast the Competition With Survivor's Karla Cruz Godoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 24:20


    Meet Karla Cruz Godoy, a Queer Latina Warrior who made it to Survivor's Season 43 Finale on CBS this fall. We'll talk about her 20-day journey to outwit, outplay and outlast her fellow players. Karla will also share advice on getting and surviving on the show.

    Episode 105 Joanna Cifredo Takes On Transphobia In Puerto Rico

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 43:41


    One small act of discrimination turned into a big opportunity for a policy wonk to become a historic Transgender Activist.

    Episode 104 Meet Jennie Saldaña, DC's Unsung Hero Giving Sanctuary To Migrants

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 39:43


    More than 11,000 migrants have been sent to the District of Columbia by Republican Governors on busses full of empty promises. While media comes and goes, Jennie Saldaña has kept welcoming migrants during this humanitarian crisis from day one. Learn their story today.

    Episode 103 Public Health Warrior Dr. Anil Mangla Takes On Monkeypox

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 26:11


    Learn in realtime what DC's top scientist is doing to combat the Monkeypox Virus. Epidemiologist Dr. Anil Mangla shares with the JesseGarciaShow.com ways to protect yourself and treatment available for those sick with the virus.

    Episode 102 Meet Public Enemy #1 Lady J Monroe, Drag Queen Storyteller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 26:58


    LGBTQ Latinx Drag Queen Lady J Monroe is spreading self acceptance, literacy, and most importantly, love. But conservatives are labeling Drag Queen Storytellers as sinister predators who must be stopped. Hear her side of the story and learn how Drag is making the next generation smarter and kinder.

    Episode 101 Top U.S. Newspaper Focuses On LGBTQ Issues Thanks To Journalist Marc Ramirez

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 28:39


    Imagine getting hired to write about social justice, inclusion and self identity at the largest newspaper in the United States. Reporter Marc Ramirez has taken on the challenge and has included the Latinx LGBTQ community in his front page stories. Thank you for being an ally, Marc!

    Episode 100 Maria Perez Explains How Ranked Choice Voting Will Save Our Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 27:40


    Democracy Rising Co-Director Maria Perez is a leading expert on Ranked Choice Voting, an election model that is voter centric, eliminates negative attacks and saves taxpayers by avoiding costly runoffs.

    Episode 99 The Amazing Adventures Of Comic Book Store Owner Gabriel Mendez

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 33:42


    On the podcast today, Comic Book Shop Owner Gabriel Mendez, a businessman who has loved comic books all his life and credits them for his literacy and imagination. We'll talk about how comic book characters have shaped American pop culture and how their storylines are helping the next generation become more accepting of others.

    Episode 98 Making History On The Border With Roy De Los Santos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 20:15


    Commissioner Roy De Los Santos talks about making history in Brownsville, Texas, by being becoming the first-ever openly gay elected official, how the city has progressed over the years, and his plans to modernize infrastructure.

    Episode 97 Marilyn Sulay Defies The Odds And Breaks Stereotypes In The Business World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 34:45


    Marilyn Sulay shares her journey as a businesswoman, inventor and entrepreneur who shattered glass ceilings in media and tech world but had to fight discrimination once folks learned she was transgender

    Episode 96 News Producer Johnny Cordoba Reviews The Top Stories Of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 36:03


    Emmy Award Winning News Producer Johnny Cordoba shares his journey into the news business, tips for future journalists, and his thoughts about the year's top stories

    Episode 95 Christopher Guerrero Searches For America's Next Leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 30:07


    Campaign strategist Christopher Guerrero talks about winning progressive races, shares his political journey and gives advice to candidates. Plus, we chat about the future bench of POC leaders ready to be the next POTUS.

    Episode 94 Ray De Los Santos Remembers When AIDS Came To The Barrio

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 34:50


    Latinx leader Renato "Ray" De Los Santos revisits his life back in the early 1980s at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic and shares the virus ravaged the community, created stigma and panic, and how leaders in the health community erased Queer Brown folks from positions of power as they searched for resources for Latinx communities.

    Episode 93 Roxx Mojica Wants To Help Other Veterans Cancel Their Student Loan Debt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 33:58


    Retired Army Sergeant Roxx Mojica finally had her student loan debt cancelled after being initially denied. This summer the Department of Education changed an existing program to help more disabled veterans qualify, and Mojica wants to share the good news with everyone.

    Episode 92 Activist Joseph Soza Builds Bridges Instead Of Walls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 30:17


    Activist Joseph Soza talks to jessegarciashow.com about building bridges between the LGBTQ & Latinx communities in Ohio, plus organizing coalitions in cities to protect the Queer community that's targeted by state laws. Listen on iTunes, Spotify & Soundcloud.

    Episode 91 Gabriel Hernandez Chases The Crown With Six-Inch Heels And A Beaded Gown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 33:30


    Every fall South Texas native Gabriel Hernandez aka Margo Rita Swirlz raises money by competing in drag to help LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS organizations in our nation's capital.
 Learn about the history of the Miss Adams Morgan Pageant and how a little competition became a family affair.

    Episode 90 The Revolution Will Be Televised By Rafael Sánchez Cruz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 34:30


    Univision Reporter Rafael Sánchez Cruz talks about working for the largest Spanish-language network and ensuring fair coverage in a world that is not so kind to Latinx and LGBTQ people.

    Episode 89 Caroline Medina Discusses History Making Census Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 24:50


    Center for American Progress Policy Analyst Caroline Medina talks about the U.S. Census Bureau's history-making Household Pulse Survey that asks about sexual orientation and gender identity.

    Episode 88 Lydia Blanco Garza Has Your Ticket To Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 27:32


    Lights, Camera, Action! Today's guest is Lydia Blanco Garza, a professional TV, Film and Stage Actor turned Talent Agent who is searching for the next best thing. We'll talk about her start in the industry, her adventures in Hollywood on and off screen, and tips for those who want to pursue a career in acting.

    Episode 87 James Lee Makes The Case For 'Latine'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 41:35


    Progressive Texan James Lee wants our community to be more inclusive and for nuestra familia to consider the use of Latine. He talks to the www.JesseGarciaShow.com about how oppression and discrimination in the past has led to a new movement to regain culture and to rebuild starting with the Spanish language. Available on iTunes, Spotify & Soundcloud.

    Episode 86 Navigating Tax Season With Jezzika Lee Perez

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 47:43


    On the show today: Tax professional Jezzika Lee Perez, an accountant who runs her own business in San Antonio, Texas, and helps lead the local LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce. She shares some advice for tax season, from avoiding common mistakes when filing taxes to important reminders for those who received pandemic assistance.

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