Pride events are underway in San Diego with the Pride Parade stepping off Saturday in Hillcrest. The theme of this year’s parade is Justice with Joy, which underscores that art and advocacy go hand in hand, showing there is still work to be done in the face of discrimination that remains for the LGBTQ+ community. And for those who also identify as part of the Hispanic community, these individuals often face their own unique set of issues. “I think a lot of times the Latinx community has to choose between their Latino identity or being out as an LGBTQ person, right. Sometimes those things are clashing,” said Cris Sotomayor, Bilingual Program Coordinator for San Diego Pride. Sotomayor says one of the biggest challenges individuals in the Latinx community face, is cultural and traditional mindsets. "The Latin community can be very traditional and I think we are taught growing up a lot of bad and wrong information about about what it means to be LGBTQ. So it's a lot of things to navigate," added Sotomayor. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/community/our-community/hispanic-lgbtq-activists-raise-awareness-to-issues-involving-the-community/509-e40b0e1c-fea7-44d9-af40-0c5e4d27ee06