Join us in celebrating and honoring queer youth and allies at Shoreline Middle School, Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 5:30 pm for the 15th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards. Stay tuned for more information. QYLA is sponsored by the Queer Youth Task Force. QYLA 2012 is co-sponsored, in part, by Live Oak School District.
Congratulations 2012 QYLA Awardees & Nominees!
Learn more about the outstanding youth and adults working to make our community a better place at Awardees & Nominees. Please join us Saturday, May 12th, as we celebrate their contributions to our community!
Annual awards ceremony celebrates queer youth achievement: Fifteen years ago, when Terry Cavanagh began working with young people on AIDS prevention, the world was a very different place. The local community—like others nationwide—seemed to be in denial that Santa Cruz youth were also at risk. Read more...
Growing Up in Santa Cruz Magazine, May 2012
On newstands all over Santa Cruz County during the month of May, check out the front page photo of gay youth leader and Soquel High School student Zackary DaSilva and his mother in Growing Up in Santa Cruz Magazine. Read the article by Lex.
Purchase your QYLA Tickets!
Tickets can be purchased online or at these locations for the 2012 Queer Youth Leadership Awards.
The Diversity Center
Streetlight Records
The Ugly Mug
The White Raven
Ticket Prices include dinner, show and dance. Tickets for youth and seniors are a $10. Tickets for Adults are a $25 — $75 (sliding scale). Additional donations welcome! For more informaton, visit QYLA Tickets.
Sponsor or Host a Table!
Please consider reserving your table for QYLA 2012. Whether you're a group of friends, a business or community organization, consider attending QYLA as a group and sponsoring a table. Each table seats nine (9) or ten (10) persons. You'll be able to sit together and enjoy the dinner and awards ceremony together. Each table will be listed as a co-sponsor in the Printed Program if reserved before May 1st. Final table reservations are accepted until May 11th. For more information, visit the QYLA Table Sponsorship Information Page.
QYLA Nominations
Thank you for taking time to nominate a Queer Youth, an Ally to Queer Youth or an Organizational Ally to Queer Youth! Watch the QYLA Nominations Public Service Announcement that was featured on Community TV:
The Queer Youth Leadership Awards recognizes queer youth and allies across Santa Cruz County for being leaders within their community. Being a leader encompasses many attributes and spans across all disciplines and activities. If you know an out LGBTIQ youth or an Ally who is making a difference by standing out, being proud and being true to themselves, nominate them for a Queer Youth Leadership Award or an Ally to Queer Youth Award. If you know of an outstanding organization that serves queer youth, nominate them for an Organizational Ally to Queer Youth Award.
Watch the 2011 QYLA Online & on Community TV!
The Queer Youth Task Force is proud to announce that the 14th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards, held at San Lorenzo Valley High School in May 2011, is available on demand at the Community Television of Santa Cruz County website.
Additionally, watch the 2011 QYLA on Comcast Channel 25 & Charter Cable Channel 71 on the following days and times:
Thursday, May 10 at 4:00 PM
Thank you to Community Television of Santa Cruz County for filming and producing the videos for the 14th Annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards.
Congratulations 2011 QYLA Awardees & Nominees
The Queer Youth Task Force is proud to congratulate the awardees & nominees for the 2011 Queer Youth Leadership Awards. There are three award categories honoring today's queer youth leaders and their allies:
QYLA is a Santa Cruz County wide annual award ceremony that recognizes, honors, and celebrates our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer youth as well as their Allies. For more information, contact us at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or (831) 427-4004.
