Transgender Events

FemmeFever Gala Ball 4/18/15 8pm to 12am Has been compared to a prom-like event. In evening attire (gowns, dresses, nice slacks, suits) you step into a private ballroom surrounded by friendly faces, stunning decor, cash bar, fantastic dance music by our new DJ, entertainment promised to make you smile, professional photographer, scrumptious food all you can eat, raffle and more. Free get ready rooms and special overnight room rates! This is a Transgender Event that brings significant others, lady and gentlemen admirers and friends of the trans community as well as approx.. 100 transgender and crossdressing gals in unison for an evening of elegance that is filled w…

MINNEAPOLIS TRANS EQUITY SUMMIT September SEPTEMBER 25 1PM – 8PM. Humphrey School of Public Affairs | University of Minnesota Twin Cities Link to web site for more information: http://www.evite.com...Q4EPEESW32MPYJQ Phoebe

Hey, I wish there was , it could be ! I just made a couple of P-M's to people on Faceless book about this special day . Yes, I'm totally committed and serious in starting this yearly day . I want it to take off and be a part of our year the same way we morn those who we've lost . If Gay people can have a Pride parade , can't we have an evening where we toast our accomplishments , our leaders in the city and locality ? Look, it can be an "After 5 deal , it can be a BBQ , it can be a rousing get together at a nice meeting place . I want to see people with ideas become involved to do something good .............

May not be suitable for all readers, and may also trigger strong emotional response Transgender Day of Remembrance: Those We've Lost in 2013 A look back at a few of the transgender men and women who have been slain this year. BY Advocate.com Editors | November 20 2013 6:10 AM ET "Transgender Day of Rememberance was established in 1999 to memorialize Rita Hester, a trans woman who was brutally murdered the year before. Her murder remains unsolved, as do many of the crimes committed against transgender and gender-nonconforming people. This year, sadly, is no different, as the official website reports that hundreds of transgender people were slain in the world …

Transgender Day of Remembrance TDoR Events and Locations 2013: http://www.transgenderdor.org/

Milwaukee-based FORGE will put on a forum Sept. 28 on transgender issues including policies related to housing, health care, employment and access to public restrooms. The FORGE forum will be held at the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, 1110 N. Market St. No. 2, Milwaukee beginnint at 7:30 pm, following their open support group session at 6 pm. Come … hear about the phenomenal policy strides the trans community has made over the past few years and where we are going next." More Info: www.forge-forward.org.

Often festival that are marketed as promoting tantra and conscious sexuality can have a very heterosexual ethos, talking about 'gender balanced' workshops and even asking people to identify as a 'man' or 'woman' - this festival was inspired by many people feeling they were not accepted into this space and even that they were being told they could not be spiritual, magical or tantric unless they 'sorted themselves out' - well here is the answer .... Coming in August 2014 in the UK An Exciting New Festival Of... Tantra Sexuality Spirituality Meditation Celebration Creativity Expression Love A festival that acknowledges and celebrates the diversity of…

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All-inclusive trans event Sparkle enters its ninth year, to be held in Manchester's Gay Village 09 July 2013 | Ashlee Kelly "Unlike gay and lesbian dominated prides, this is an event created by trans people for themselves. A break from fitting in. A chance to express themselves without having to rear prejudice - or even outright hatred and violence." -gaystarnews.com Manchester Brings Sparkle to UK's Largest Trans Event

A new date has been set for Minnesota Trans Health and Wellness Conference. It will be held October 11-13 2013 at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Located on Snelling Ave approximately two miles north of I-94. Speakers and vendors are being set up. More information as news is released. Janet

Those who might be in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday May 19th, 2013 there will be the second annual Transgender Day of Celebration picnic at Minnehaha Falls Park. From 4 pm to 10 PM. Two years ago at the Transgender Day of Remembrance services in Minneapolis, MN, they opened the floor for announcements and discussion after the remembrance service was completed. Someone suggested a summer event as TDoR is celebrated 20 November when it usually cold and possibly snow or icy in Minneapolis, MN. (If I recall the temperature was 10F and there was ice on the sidewalks leading to the church entry. I braved the elements and wore a tweed skirt with a satin liner, nylons, two …

The annual Pride Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota will be June 29th and 30th 2013. The Pride Festival is held at Loring Park near downtown Minneapolis. The Pride parade will be in downtown Minneapolis Sunday June 30th starting at 11 AM. https://www.tcpride....=blog&Itemid=29 Janet

Eleven short films and three features will be shown next week, creating a 'screen hub for transgender communities' 12 March 2013 | By Anna Leach " Sydney Transgender International Film Festival (STIFF) curator Vahid Vahed said it is 'an essential screen hub for transgender communities, groups and individuals worldwide'." --gaystarnews.com Sydney's first transgender film festival starts on Monday (w/Video)

First Event 2012 is being held at the Boston Marriott Peabody, MA on January 18-22, 2012 More Information: First Event 2012 Transgender Conference The Empire Conference in Albany, New York · April 12-14, 2012 More Information: Empire Conference Diva Las Vegas Sunday, April 22 thru Friday, April 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV More Information: Diva Las Vegas Esprit 2012 Pacific Northwest Transgender Convention in Port Angeles, WA, May 13 - 20, 2012 More Information: Esprit Gala Camp Aranu'tiq Camp for transgender youth in Southern California July 1-7, 2012 More Information: Camp Aranu'tiq Gender Odyssey 2012 August 2nd – 5th, 2012 in Seattle, WA More Info…

International Transgender Day of Remembrance 2012 "The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved..." TDOR website and events list >>

Here is a link to the meetup group I just created ... nothing special or big ... but its something where previously there was nothing. http://www.meetup.com/Greenwood-and-Southside-LGBTQ-Social-Gathering/

This week marks Trans Awareness Week, a time devoted to raising visibility of trans people and the issues affecting their lives. GLAAD just released four new videos that are part of the "I AM: Trans People Speak" video series launched by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition. More Information >>

11th Annual San Francisco Transgender Film Festival AsianWeek The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) announces its 11th annual film festival – a stellar collection of transgender short films with enticing tales of defiance, bullying, relationships, sex, humor, romance and ZOMBIES! Get your tickets... Starts Thursday November 8 @ 8pm: Opening Night Performance Extravaganza! Full Festival Line-up at www.sftfff.org

Posted by: Bridgette P. LaVictoire on October 26, 2012. On 9 through 11 November, the Transgender Law Center is set to host their 7th annual Transgender Leadership Summit at UC Berkeley. The summit is expected to draw in community members, activists, leaders, artists, performers, and Julia Serano, the author of the book Whipping Girl. Serano, artist Annie Danger, poet and comic Danna Morrigan, filmmaker Kai M. Green and flimmaker Tobi Hill-Myer will speaking at the opening session. -lezgetreal.com Seventh Annual Transgender Leadership Summit To Be Held at UC Berkeley This event is posted to our calendar for your convenience and planning.

4th European Transgender Conference Gaelick Hosted by the Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI), the conference is held by Transgender Europe (TGEU), who also have their annual council as part of the weekend. The theme for the conference is Trans Rights Now! ...

"Pinwheels of Hope" Monday, Aug. 20, 10:30 a.m. Remembrance of Bias Crime Victims Held on Anniversary of Trans Murder (Louisville, KY) Nakhia "Nikki" Williams was a proud transgender woman, a writer and painter, who was deeply involved in her community. She was brutally murdered in Louisville on August 20, 2008, a few days shy of her 30th birthday. This Monday, August 20--the anniversary of Nikki's murder--the Fairness Campaign will join her family to remember Nikki and all victims of bias-motivated violent crime at the site of her murder, 15th and Market Streets, 10:30 a.m. Pinwheels will be distributed at the gathering symbolizing hope of ending all …

Koovagam Festival 2012: India's Largest Hindu Celebration Of The Transgender Community Huffington Post The temple is a focal point during the Tamil month of Chitrai, where transgender and transvestite devotees are ceremonially wedded to the Hindu deity, considered a patron god to the communities...

Pentagon to hold its first Gay Pride event Washington (CNN) -- The Department of Defense announced Thursday that it will be commemorating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride later this month. The event will be the first of its kind for the Pentagon...

Free Workshop: Employment Rights for Transgender & LGBT Workers By outandequal For this reason, the California State Bar's Labor & Employment Section made possible a free workshop taking place this Wednesday, July 11, 2012, called “Employment Rights forTransgender/LGBT Workers.” The event is open to all and will...

PrideFest to focus on transgender issues San Antonio Express The free festival will feature food, music, vendors, a drag show and an appearance by transgender activist Nikki Araguz. Held for more that 15 years, organizers hope this year to raise awareness about the transgender community, which is getting “left behind"...