Bamby has developed several activist work in efforts to advocate for topics such as Latin immigration, LGBTQIA+ issues, HIV cases of inequality within the healthcare system, and more.
"[2][3] She is also the producer of the Angels for Change Runway Show for trans youth.Salcedo was recognized as one of "14 Women of Color Who Rocked 2014" by ColorLines[2] and as one of their OUT100 pioneers of the year by OUT magazine.
[7] While waiting for her asylum claim to be examined, she was placed in an Immigrant Detention Center where she faced constant harassment by other inmates due to her identity.
[7] In 2009, Bamby Salcedo initiated her acclaimed TransLatin@ Coalition in collaboration with a group of transgender, gender non-conforming and intersex (TGI) immigrant women.
It is recognized today as a nationally acclaimed non-profit organization, whose primary concern is advocating for the rights of transgender Latinas and TGIs nationwide.
[13] While the organization is based in Los Angeles, California, it has grown considerably over the years and operates in 10 different states across the U.S., including Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, the District of Columbia, Maryland and New York.
With funding from local and state government sources, private foundations and organizations, the TransLatin@ Coalition harnesses its resources to devise advocacy strategies in response to structural and institutional discrimination.
[14] The Coalition focuses on key issues relating to U.S. identity documents & and immigration, education, employment, health care, and experiences of interpersonal and structural violence.
[15] Bamby quit her paying job as a coordinator for the transgender program for Children's Hospital Los Angeles in 2015 to fully devote her time to the organization.
Her and her partners received their first grant for funding for the program in 2016 from the Elton John AIDS Foundation and were able to hire case managers to assist in connecting immigrant trans women released from detention centers with any necessary services.
She organized an event in 2014 called GARRAS (Groundbreaking Activism Redirecting and Reforming All Systems) in which trans Latinas would model for a fashion show.
[17] “GARRAS highlights the spirits of trans, gender non conforming, and intersex people who walk the runway as high fashion models,” she says.
“And that’s why we created this project, Angels of Change.”[6] As a result of her work with the trans community, Bamby Salcedo has been recognized by both the state and federal governments on a number of occasions.
It discusses how she became a role model for “multiple communities including the Trans, Latina, immigrant, youth, and LGBT communities.”[20] Directed by filmmaker and photographer, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Bamby Salcedo was featured as one of eleven transgender Americans and activists who starred in this HBO documentary.