Norena Gutierrez Coastal Bend Trans Alliance Award

Norena Gutierrez ‘22 attended the TAMU-CC Endowed Scholarship Banquet on Nov. 9.

LGBTQIA+ Counseling

Norena Gutierrez ’22 became a counseling intern for the PRIDE Center in August.

Norena Gutierrez ‘22, a counseling graduate student in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, received a Transgender Ally Award from the Coastal Bend Trans Alliance on Nov. 20.

Norena Gutierrez ‘22, a counseling graduate student in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, was recognized by the Coastal Bend Trans Alliance for her work with the Coastal Bend PRIDE Center.

Islander alumna and CBTA co-facilitator Kitana Sanchez ’10 speaks at the sixth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance service and vigil on Nov. 20.

Norena Gutierrez ‘22 (right) visits with Linda Landreth at the TAMU-CC Endowed Scholarship Banquet on Nov. 9.

Norena Gutierrez ’22 is working on her Master of Science in Professional Counseling in the family and marriage therapy track at TAMU-CC.

Norena Gutierrez ’22 has two children: Richard (left) and Trevion.

Norena Gutierrez ’22 has two children: Richard (left) and Trevion.

As the parent of a trans woman of color, Norena Gutierrez '22 has quickly become an able and resourceful ally to the transgender and the wider LGBT+ community at the Coastal Bend PRIDE Center.