Are you an LGBTQ+ asylum seeker from Latin America in search of connecting with others going through a similar experience?
Do you feel isolated and want to build community with other LGBTQ+ immigrants from Latin America? Would you like to experience the freedom of being yourself in a supportive and safe environment?
If you answered Yes to any of these questions, then OLAS is for you!
Email us at unete@olas-sanctuary.org.
Our wonderful OLAS community is rich, vibrant, and committed to personal and collective growth. Our Latinx immigrant participants and facilitators bring our cultural heritages, stories of identity, and joy of participating to every OLAS event.
We offer supportive group experiences through one-day events and weekend retreats. All events are affordable, and no one is turned away for lack of funds. Our activities include expressive arts, meditation, and nature, all drawn from our unique 5-pillar approach.
We help to address the many challenges our community faces, such as fleeing from and enduring homophobic or transphobic violence, discrimination, acculturation, trauma, and isolation.
We feel proud to offer culturally appropriate experiences in Spanish honoring and celebrating our places of origin.
OLAS serves LGBTQ+ immigrants from Latin America living in the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley.
OLAS LGBTQ+ Sanctuary Project 