Sabel Samone-Loreca
has engaged in HIV prevention and care work for much of her adult life. She has been a supervisor at Community Partners, barista at Starbucks, and is in training for NSAM Certified Personal Trainer at EVERYBODY'S. Ms. Samone-Loreca was a Commissioner on the Los Angeles County Commission on HIV, holding the SPA 4 Consumer seat.
Photo: Black Queen Photography
“Wow. I’ve survived. I’m a widow. In 2005 February, I was one of the first trans women married in the state of California and I’m active in the community … The one thing I can actually say about our community right now is that we have a lot of young people that are willing to step up and stand in and fight. So for the older community that has been doing this for so long, now there’s some new faces coming in and they’re educated. And I really pushed for education.”