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diversity, and inclusion for LGBTQIA-identified members on campus. The Drago
Renteria Commitment to the LGBTQA Community Award is "the highest honor awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student, typically a member of the graduating class, who has performed extraordinary service and outstanding leadership in helping to strengthen the LGBTQA+ community by encouraging awareness and understanding around LGBTQA+ issues and identities at Gallaudet University and in the wider Deaf community."
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envisioned the need for a similar organization that operated on a national level to serve deaf LGBTQIA people in different states. The DQRC was launched on
September 1, 1995, and was the first website for the Deaf community focused on LGBTQ. Since then, the DQRC has become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides "peer support, support groups, information and referrals, educational workshops, work to increase visibility, educate on accessibility and we also work to preserve Deaf LGBTQ history"
139:"While working at DGLC, it became evident to me that our community needed services on a national level. At about this time, the Internet was beginning to take off and I realized it could serve as an invaluable tool for providing resources and support nationwide. It could also serve as a tool for empowering our community. I envisioned a virtual community center online."
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223:"Hearing queer historians and Deaf straight historians have often deemed us unworthy of inclusion in their history books." In addition, he saw "virtually no published literature produced by Deaf LGBTQ People of Color." "After realizing that both Deaf history books and LGBTQ history books were not documenting our history, I made a commitment to begin doing so."
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Rainbow Association of the Deaf, and the Youth Gender Project. He also created the first websites not just for deaf LGBTQ people, but also the very first website for deaf women (Deaf Women Resources), the deaf leather community (Deaf Leather Dungeon), and the deaf Latinx community (Deaf Aztlan).
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Renteria first discovered and "understood the power of organizing." He has since then been involved in causes related to anti-gentrification and housing rights, particularly those affecting Latinos and other people of color. He has served on the boards of FTM International as president,
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While working as director of the Deaf Gay and
Lesbian Center (DGLC) from 1992 to 1995, a now-defunct outreach program of Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA) that had served only deaf LGBTQ in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has mentioned in an interview that his stint there has made
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the DQRC provided accessible information and hosted regular events for the Deaf community. The DQRC averages over 15,000 monthly visits and provides resources on other social media platforms including
Facebook and Instagram. Renteria continues to create videos for the
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In 1997, Renteria became CEO of DeafVision, one of the first deaf-owned
Internet companies. DeafVision, Inc. is a Deaf minority owned and operated web hosting and development company based in San Francisco, California. Many deaf LGBTQ organizations online have their websites hosted on DeafVision,
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Every year, the LGBTQA Resource Center at
Gallaudet University hosts the Lavender Graduation ceremony where graduating students who identify as part of the LGBTQIA community, advocates, allies, and role models are awarded for recognition of their efforts and contributions to promotion of equity,
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Renteria spearheaded several deaf, especially deaf LGBTQIA, representation efforts online. In 1995, Renteria became and founder and executive director of Deaf Queer
Resource Center (DQRC), one of the first Deaf-related websites on the web. While working at the local DGLC in San Francisco, he
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He is also founder and coordinator of the National Deaf LGBTQ Archives from 1993 to present, editor of DCARA News from 1995 to 1996, director of Deaf Gay & Lesbian Center (DGLC) from 1992 to 1995, and founder, publisher and editor of Coming Together Newsletter (CTN) from 1991 to 1995.
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He is CEO of DeafVision, founder and executive director of Deaf Queer Resource Center (DQRC) and long-time resident of San Francisco. He spearheaded many DeafQueer advocacy efforts and took charge, in various capacities, of several
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Through the DQRC, Renteria initiated National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week in 2018 in hopes of having Deaf schools implement it to empower Deaf LGBT youth. The National Deaf LGBTQ Awareness Week take place annually in April.
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for two years (1986 to 1988) where he was president of the student LGBTQ group, the Lambda Society of Gallaudet University, Chief Justice of the Student Body Government, occupied various positions with the
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Renteria has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1989 and in the Mission since 1999. He lives with his long-time partner, Jennifer Mantle, a freelance ASL interpreter, priestess, and minister of
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The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals
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when he was 11 and, after two days of high fever, became deaf.
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Leadership Award, Lambda Society of Gallaudet University, 1987
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Kusters, Annelies; De Meulder, Maartje; O'Brien, Dai (2017).
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Traversing Gender : Understanding Transgender Realities
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Innovations in deaf studies : the role of deaf scholars
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The Drago Renteria Commitment to the LGBTQA Community Award
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Woman of the Year Award, Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf, 2001
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349:"Meet Drago Renteria: The Father Of Deaf LGBTQ+ Activism"
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Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights
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Disability Justice and Violence Prevention Resource Hub
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Grand Marshall, San Francisco Freedom Day Parade, 1995
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Appreciation Award, Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf, 2003
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Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities
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Innovations in Deaf Studies: The Role of Deaf Scholars
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Eyes of desire : a deaf gay & lesbian reader
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