Our study indicated the importance of tapping into core values and intersectional identities to build solidarity among and within marginalized groups to dismantle oppressive systems. As a result of our multi-stakeholder approach, we: (1) described how stakeholders reflected on and decoded intersectional isolation on the individual, community, and structural levels and (2) identified ways that stakeholders suggested taking action by improving access to resources to address social isolation, provide culturally competent healthcare, and co-create an enabling social environment. We interviewed nine Latinx LGBTQ+ youth enrolled in a film-making workshop. We conducted eight focus groups with community advisory boards, which included Latinx LGBTQ+ youth ( n = 12), health and social service providers serving LGBTQ+ youth ( n = 10), 4-H Latinx alumni youth ( n = 12), and 4-H Latinx parents ( n = 8). This community-engaged study reports on the formative process of developing a Latinx LGBTQ+ telenovela (soap opera) allyship intervention based on critical consciousness theory. These disparities are often magnified in rural and suburban areas with fewer identity-affirming spaces. Social isolation has been associated with mental and physical health disparities, including disproportionate levels of depression, substance use, self-harm, and attempted suicide. Systemic oppression creates a context in which Latinx LGBTQ+ youth experience social isolation.
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