Illinois Gender Advocates Be-All 2010 Episode 13 – Latino, Transgender, HIV/AIDS – Illinois Gender Advocates filmed a series of interviews with attendees and presenters in 2010 at Be-All held in suburban Chicago, the largest transgender conference in the Midwest. In episode 13, Jubi Ducher interviews Carlo Chavez in particular about the Latino and transgender communities in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago and some of the challenges they face in dealing with substance abuse and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. Carlo discusses his experience reaching out to and building trust with both communities through the Renz Addiction Counseling Center based in Elgin, IL. Dos Espiritus, which means Two Spirits, is a Spanish-speaking group for the LGBT community. You can learn more about the Renz Center here: www.renzcenter.org . Carlo is also a vendor at Be-All selling sterling silver jewelry.

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Renz Addiction Counseling Center is a non-profit organization funded in part by the federal government, Central Kane County United Way, Illinois Department of Human Services, Hanover Township, Geneva, and St. Charles 708 boards, and other local …
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This month is National Gambling Awareness Month, and Renz Addiction Counseling Center is offering free gambling assessments and treatment throughout March at our Two American Way location in Elgin. Gambling symptoms are not always easily …
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