Latino Transgender Pageant Spotlights the Beauty of HIV Education and Prevention
The Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center of Orange County (The Center OC) will host the 19th annual Hermosa y Protegida HIV Prevention Pageant on Saturday, April 28 at the Pearson Park Amphitheatre in Anaheim. The event regularly draws a crowd of around 500.
Santa Ana, CA, April 25, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center of Orange County (The Center OC) will host the 19th annual Hermosa y Protegida HIV Prevention Pageant on Saturday, April 28 at the Pearson Park Amphitheatre in Anaheim. The event regularly draws a crowd of around 500.
In addition to the glitz and glamour of a beauty pageant, Hermosa y Protegida creatively presents life-saving messages about HIV transmission and prevention. The number of new HIV infections continues to grow in Orange County, and the Hispanic and Latino population is disproportionately affected by the disease.
Who will win the 2012 Hermosa y Protegida crown? The entertaining Spanish-language event promises to provide plenty of drama, with nine contestants who are previous winners of other pageants.
What: Hermosa y Protegida HIV-Prevention Pageant
When: Saturday, April 28, 2011
6:30 p.m.
Where: Pearson Park Amphitheatre
401 N. Lemon Street
Anaheim, CA 92805
Cost: Free
For more information, visit www.thecenteroc.org or call 714-953-LGBT (5428).
In addition to the glitz and glamour of a beauty pageant, Hermosa y Protegida creatively presents life-saving messages about HIV transmission and prevention. The number of new HIV infections continues to grow in Orange County, and the Hispanic and Latino population is disproportionately affected by the disease.
Who will win the 2012 Hermosa y Protegida crown? The entertaining Spanish-language event promises to provide plenty of drama, with nine contestants who are previous winners of other pageants.
What: Hermosa y Protegida HIV-Prevention Pageant
When: Saturday, April 28, 2011
6:30 p.m.
Where: Pearson Park Amphitheatre
401 N. Lemon Street
Anaheim, CA 92805
Cost: Free
For more information, visit www.thecenteroc.org or call 714-953-LGBT (5428).
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Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center of Orange County
Thomas Soule
714-953-5428
thecenteroc.org
Thomas Soule
714-953-5428
thecenteroc.org
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