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  • Support LGBTQIA+ Youth Workshops

    February 5, 2025 /

    On Friday, November 1st, 2024 there was a workshop held at The Merced Library about how to support the LGBTQIA youth in this city and county. But sadly there was not one person who had shown up to learn from our educational event. Read More

  • Queer Youth Art Showcase Fall 2024

    February 4, 2025 /

    Liliana Figueroa-Larios is a queer artist whose works examines the idea of remembrance and how we as a society have purposefully forgotten the intersectional history of women, lesbianism and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. As a result, material and techniques which are deemed nontraditional such sewing and forms of quilting are the cornerstone of her work. Read More

  • My Life Skateboarding

    December 10, 2024 /

    Skateboarding has been a part of my life since I can remember. I started skating in 2016 at the age of 11. I lived by MacNamera Skate Park during this era so I spent my days passing by this park heading to the stores. Read More

  • The Decay of Merced Parks

    December 10, 2024 /

    Youth United is a youth-led policy advocacy program in the YLI Merced office that focuses on social and racial justice. Youth United (YU) seeks to address and advocate for the improvement of current Merced Park conditions. YU will be participating in the development of a new city parks master plan that outlines current park needs and establishes long term goals. Read More

  • Overlooking Pink 2024

    November 14, 2024 /

    Hooray! We’Ced’s 12th edition of our yearly publication, Overlooking Pink, is out now! You can check it out right here, or you can download it to check it out later. Yippee! You can also get a physical copy of the publication as well, feel free to message Sebastian, and he will help you get a copy! Read More

  • My Father

    July 18, 2024 /

    The last time I saw my father was the night I almost lost my mother.  I try not to think of that night because it reminds me of my father.  I can’t tell you much about him since he decided it was best for me to grow up without a father.  Read More