Ricky Martin was raised in Puerto Rico. He began his career at the age of 12, as a member of the Puerto Rican music group Menudo. During his time in the group he had the opportunity to travel and record in various languages including Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and English...
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Out with Ricky Martin is the global convener, thought leader and catalyst actively working to achieve communities of equality and belonging - supporting LGBTQ+ persons and leaders who thrive in their careers and lives and achieve greater impact on the world.
As the communities become increasingly global, leaders are confronting the challenges of providing safe, welcoming and supportive environments for LGBTQ persons around the world in differing cultural and legal environments.
We envision the Out with Ricky Martin community as part of larger movements to create positive change, heal from and ultimately counter discrimination in school systems, social services, mental and physical health systems, the media, legislatures, legal systems, and religious institutions in order to build communities
In all community spaces, it is inevitable that interpersonal harm and conflict will take place, and external mediation will be warranted -- Out with Ricky Martin is no exception. Research suggests that true healing can take place if harm is addressed with the belief that everyone is valuable, and no one is disposable.
Through practicing transformative justice, our goal is to value everyone in our community by engaging in collaborative conflict resolution that does not rely on punitive models of accountability. We believe that no harm is enacted in a vacuum and that it is important to get at the root of why a harm was caused in order to effectively address it. Everyone is capable of both harming and being harmed and we hope to build strategies to repair and grow as a community from instances of harm.
With this in mind, Out with Ricky Martin has formally established the Transformative Justice Council (TJC) which will serve as the official mechanism for processing community harm and facilitating accountability for staff, volunteers, program participants, and community members.
LGBTQ+ Pride Month is a month where folks can come together to celebrate the many freedoms and rights won over the many decades of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. And although the pandemic has changed how Pride Month looks this year, people are still out celebrating.
Pride has its roots in the Riots, a series of struggles and LGBTQ+ protests. At a time, homosexuality was considered a criminal offense.
