Ruby and a group of her friends founded Casa Ruby LGBTQ Community Center. It’s the only LGBTQ bilingual and multicultural organization in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and serves more than 6,000 people each year.
She’s been advocating for LGBTQ human rights, transgender liberation, immigration equality, access to healthcare, and anti-violence for the last two decades.
Born in El Salvador, Ruby fled when she was only 16, and has lived in Washington, D.C. ever since. Recognizing a lack of services as a young transgender Latina immigrant, Ruby was inspired to serve the underserved and support trans and queer folks in the community.
She’s the keynote speaker for Trans Day of Remembrance. In honor of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, the LGBT Resource Center is hosting a keynote with Ruby on Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in 214 Slocum Hall. The day memorializes those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia and raises awareness about the continued violence endured by the transgender community.
