Billy DeFrank

Gabrielle Antolovich: Activist for Minority Rights

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Gabrielle Antolovich relays their journey to becoming an LGBTQ+ activist and Board President of the Billy DeFrank Community Center.

“The LGBTQ+ community is the only minority that encompasses all minorities,” said activist Gabrielle Antolovich, Board President of the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center in San Jose. “We are African American, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, immigrants, undocumented,” said Antolovich. “We are from everywhere. We are the uniting community supporting our sibling organizations fighting racism, sexism, … Read more

Pride Flag Raising Stirs Hope

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Mayor Lisa Gillmor, Council Member Anthony Becker and more gathered to raise the Pride flag over Santa Clara City Hall on June 3.

Gabrielle Antolovich, Ken Yeager and Anthony Becker, on behalf of the LGBTQIA+ community, pulled together as one to raise high the flags of the City of Santa Clara and Pride outside City Hall June 3, launching June Pride Month for a sixth year in Santa Clara. The rainbow Pride flag symbolizes the hope of the … Read more