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Ayotunde Ikuku

Claudia Guerrero

Claudia Guerrero

(she/her/they)

ayotunde.ikuku@tqyc.org


 

Ayotunde Ikuku is a Black, Queer, Trans-Woman who identifies as neurodivergent. She is proudly Nigerian-American and was raised in South Sacramento. 


She is currently pursuing a dual degree in Sociology & Ethnic Studies with a Queer lens. 


She is a founder of Sacramento's Trans Defense & Empowerment Pro

(she/her/they)

ayotunde.ikuku@tqyc.org


 

Ayotunde Ikuku is a Black, Queer, Trans-Woman who identifies as neurodivergent. She is proudly Nigerian-American and was raised in South Sacramento. 


She is currently pursuing a dual degree in Sociology & Ethnic Studies with a Queer lens. 


She is a founder of Sacramento's Trans Defense & Empowerment Program "S.P.I.C.E." (Street Pride Intersectional Community Empowerment) She is the Equity and Community Engagement Director at Trans Queer Youth Collective (TQYC) and has a passion for elevating & mentoring marginalized youth.


In 2019: she helped pioneer the FIRST Trans Job-Fair in Sacramento and was interviewed on the CAPRADIO podcast. That same year she co-wrote a chapter called "We Major: Black Trans Feminism Fights Back" and subsequently was published in “Black Feminist Sociology Perspectives and Praxis” by Zakiya Luna & Whitney Pirtle in 2021. She has been apart of various grassroots campaigns and organizing, and prioritizes intersectionality in her overall praxis. 


For enjoyment, she produces music, writes poetry, reads comics, plays video games and hangs out with her bird she raised.

Articles:

https://www.capradio.org/news/insight/2019/09/25/the-first-transgender-job-fair-in-sacramento-comes-to-sol-collective/

https://blackfeministsociology.com/

https://www.libertyproject.com/the-freedom-fighting-5-transgender-and-gnc-leaders-revolutionizing-advocacy-in-sacramento-2645559321.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/13/cops-out-of-pride-lgbt-police

Claudia Guerrero

Claudia Guerrero

Claudia Guerrero

(she/they/ella)

claudia.guerrero@tqyc.org


 Claudia (she/they/ella) is a queer Chicana linguist and educator from Logan Heights in SD. 


She is interested in community defined care, language equity, shared accountability, and improving access to basic needs resources. 


This year she is learning more about liberatory harm reduction practices & t

(she/they/ella)

claudia.guerrero@tqyc.org


 Claudia (she/they/ella) is a queer Chicana linguist and educator from Logan Heights in SD. 


She is interested in community defined care, language equity, shared accountability, and improving access to basic needs resources. 


This year she is learning more about liberatory harm reduction practices & trauma informed recovery. 


She likes textile and collage art, sun puddles, snacks in bowls, and things with tiny flowers. 

Betsy Breton

Betsy Breton

Betsy Breton

(she/her/ella)

betsy.breton@tqyc.org


Betsy (ella/she/her) is a bilingual Administrative Coordinator. Her focuses include wealth redistribution and minority rights.


 Her experience in administration came from years volunteering and working with Mexican Consulates serving the Mexican community.. That is also where she explored her interest for

(she/her/ella)

betsy.breton@tqyc.org


Betsy (ella/she/her) is a bilingual Administrative Coordinator. Her focuses include wealth redistribution and minority rights.


 Her experience in administration came from years volunteering and working with Mexican Consulates serving the Mexican community.. That is also where she explored her interest for protocol and etiquette. 


Her passions include crocheting, playing video games, reading fantasy books, napping, watching anime , and listening to music.  

JuDah Joslyn

Betsy Breton

Betsy Breton

(they/judah/Ase)

judah.joslyn@tqyc.org

(916) 835-3014


JuDah Joslyn is a Black, Agender, Queer, and disabled person born on the Ancestral homelands of the Kumeyaay People (San Diego) and raised on the ancestral homelands of the Nisenan and Miwok People (Sacramento). 


Their education has been completed at predominantly white institutions includ

(they/judah/Ase)

judah.joslyn@tqyc.org

(916) 835-3014


JuDah Joslyn is a Black, Agender, Queer, and disabled person born on the Ancestral homelands of the Kumeyaay People (San Diego) and raised on the ancestral homelands of the Nisenan and Miwok People (Sacramento). 


Their education has been completed at predominantly white institutions including earning a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Oregon State University and earning a Bachelor’s in Psychology and minor in Education from the University of California, Davis. 


They are currently working on becoming a certified full spectrum doula through BADT. They are the Founder of Speak Our United Liberation (SOUL). Their work focuses on creating affirming and healing spaces rooted in anti-capital, decolonized, and re-indigenized frameworks. 


They are also an activist  focusing predominately on the intersections of Black liberation, Trans & Queer liberation, Disability rights, and environmental justice. With all work intersectional work being encompassed through a class struggle praxis. 

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