Lucciano E. Reberte
As a gay Latino immigrant living with
HIV, Lucciano Reberte has been
advocating for the rights of LGBTQ
folks and people living with HIV since moving
to New York City from Cordoba, Argentina, 11
years ago.
Lucciano is the director of community
engagement at the Latino Commission on
AIDS, where he leads a network of Latinx men
who coordinate national, regional, and local
LGBTQ initiatives to combat HIV/AIDS.
Among other posts, Lucciano is on the
executive team of the OASIS Wellness Center,
an initiative of the Latino Commission on
AIDS, and he contributes as a volunteer for a
group of HIV and LGBTQ activists working to
address the impact of social determinants of
health in his native Argentina.
Lucciano has long emphasized the
Brian Romero
Brian Romero is an activist, political
leader, and educator who is the chief
of staff to Assemblymember Jessica
González-Rojas of Queens.
As the assemblymember’s chief advisor
on legislative and political affairs, Brian has
supported her work in advancing legislation
for LGBTQ rights in the chamber, including
legislation for which she has been the prime
sponsor.
He previously worked as the policy
and census manager at GMHC, where he
advocated for healthcare, immigration,
criminal justice reform, and harm reduction
policy at the city, state, and national level
with a focus on HIV/AIDS policy. During
Brian’s tenure at GMHC, he successfully
advocated for the passage of legislation
to provide free PrEP to survivors of sexual
assault, as well as the Restoration of Honor
Act and the repeal of the so-called “walking
while trans” ban. He led the organization’s
efforts in ensuring that communities of color
importance of educating others as a way
to combat HIV/AIDS. He starred in
the first-ever Spanish-language TV
ad for an HIV treatment in the
United States, which he described
as a milestone in his goal to
destigmatize HIV/AIDS in the
Latinx community.
His advocacy work has led
to roles on multiple panels,
including the New York City
Latino Health Advocacy Day and
the New York State AIDS Advisory
Council Subcommittee on Latino Gay
and Bi Men. Lucciano has also presented
at the United States Conferences on AIDS,
the New York State HIV Summit, and the
International AIDS Conference.
and LGBTQ communities were counted in
the 2020 Census.
Last year, Brian was also president
of the Stonewall Democratic Club
of New York City. Under his
leadership, the club mobilized
hundreds of members to phone
bank and get out the vote for
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in
2020.
He is passionate about building
political power among LGBTQ
communities of color and currently
serves on the advisory council of
Equality New York and the board
of directors for the Latino Leadership
Institute. In his local community, Brian is a
member of Queens Community Board 1.
Brian is a three-time CUNY graduate and
obtained his Master of Social Work (MSW)
degree from Silberman School of Social Work at
Hunter College, where he has taught as adjunct
faculty. He resides in Ravenswood, Queens.
Oasis
Latino LGBTQ
Wellness Center
(Latino Commission
on AIDS)
LGBTQ and
Social Justice
Activist
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