Pride Month Profiles: Salvador Perez

For Pride Month, the AFL-CIO is spotlighting various LGBTQ+ Americans who have worked and continue to work at the intersection of civil and labor rights. Today’s Pride Month profile is Salvador Perez of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).

Salvador Perez is an accomplished costume designer working in the entertainment industry who earned an Emmy nomination for his work on “The Mindy Project.” He currently serves as Costume Designers Guild/Theatrical Stage Employees Local 892’s president, where he continues his long-standing advocacy for costume design and unionism.