Jan 2015: Anandrea Molina and other transgender women were banned from a women’s restroom in a public space that promotes LGBTQ+ programming in Houston, TX.

In response to the restroom incident and ongoing injustices against trans women of color, the first gathering of approximately 70 trans Latinx immigrant women occurred. Organización Latina de Trans in Texas (OLTT) was formed.

2016: Defensa de Deportación program begins, dedicated to freedom for undocumented Latinx LGBTQI+ immigrants held in detention centers and at risk of deportation, especially trans Latinx women.

April 2017: The Casa Anandrea shelter opens by welcoming two trans Latinx sisters who were granted asylum but had nowhere to go after they left their respective detention centers. Casa Anandrea is the only LGBTQIATS+ migrant shelter in the Houston community and prioritizes providing housing to undocumented persons living with HIV.

2017: Dallas OLTT chapter is founded.

OLTT’s Name and Gender Marker (NGM) program begins, assisting with approximately 10 official document changes per year.

August 2017: Hurricane Harvey. Casa Anandrea opens its doors to ALL unhoused or displaced people and provides meals for 50 people for the two weeks following.

2018: Austin chapter of OLTT formed.

2019: OLTT expands to include a trans masculine group, an empowerment group for people living with HIV, and a sexual assault survivorship program. The organization partners with local clinics to connect members with mental health care, hormone affirming therapy, and HIV care.

Summer 2021: Casa Anandrea opens its doors to serve as an emergency shelter for Latin American migrant families with children dropped off buses from ICE detention with nowhere to go.

Dec. 2021: In partnership with a United Way grant, OLTT distributes nearly $65,000 in direct aid to more than 200 community members hurt by the disastrous Feb. 2021 winter storm.

2022: As organization for trans rights becomes a headline issue, OLTT receives recognition and support from both national figures such as Lil Nas X and allies using much smaller platforms to make a big impact, such as a bakery in Minnesota, a games designer in Seattle, and more than 1500 small donors across the world. Alongside grants from local and national nonprofit organizations, this allows several community leaders to officially join OLTT’s staff and expand our programming. Programs centering food security, shelter, health, and legal protection expand. A pilot program to provide a safety hotline to sex workers begins. OLTT sets a goal to double the number of name and gender marker changes it has assisted with over 2022. Total active membership is more than 300 people and growing.

2023: Throughout 2023, OLTT's intersectional trans-led community outfaced a hostile Texas government with love, solidarity, and iron will. This year: 87 people received free legal assistance. 50 people connected to gender-affirming medical care. 60 people changed their name and gender marker on official documentation. 30 people were liberated from immigration detention centers through sponsorships. 51 people found shelter at Casa Anandrea . 160 people/month attended trans women's leadership meetings. 20 people/month attended trans men's leadership meetings. 20 people/month attended sexual assault survivors' support groups. 30 people/month attended latinx gay and nonbinary support groups. We celebrated 5 weddings. 460 members took part in our community.

2024: OLTT welcomes a holistic healer and a new community coordinator and moves offices to a more accessible area, but has to curtail several programs. The state of Texas rescinds the right of minors to receive gender-affirming hormone care and prohibits changes in gender markers on official identification. Our community focuses on connection through weekly gatherings and cultural celebrations.