Community Events for Transgender Day of Visibility
Rally for Trans Youth / TDOV Program at the Capitol
9:00 AM: Rally for Trans Youth on the Capitol Lawn
Come together in community to lift up and celebrate trans youth! Now more than ever we need to rally behind and support trans youth. Come join us and make your presence felt!
9:00 - Gather on the Capitol Lawn
9:15 - Youth guest speakers
9:30 - March around the Capitol
Hosted by QUEERSPACE collective, RECLAIM, Transforming Families, Gender Justice, and TIGERRS
10:00 AM: Trans Day of Visibility program in the Capitol Rotunda
Hosted by OutFront Minnesota, with remarks from U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Rep. Leigh Finke, Rep. Alicia Kozlowski, Dr. Katy Miler, Mars Kamenski, Danh Huynh, Luna Hernandez, Kat Rohn, Executive Director OutFront Minnesota, and special performances by Rhynn Molina and Tomi Saint James.
11:00 AM: Queer Caucus/POCI Caucus
Meet and Greet in the Capitol Vault Room
Celebration In Our Existence
Transforming Generations & In Progress have partnered up to present work done for the past two years that capture images of trans folks in Hmong & Southeast Asian communities through this FREE exhibit: Celebration In Our Existence.
Come join for the opening reception that'll include an official showing and sharing of the importance of this work. Food and refreshments will be provided! RSVPs are encouraged to adequately prepare for you.
Friday, March 31 - 5:30-7 PM
In Progress Studio - 213 Front Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55117
MN Writers Series: Wild Things
Join us on Trans Day of Visibility for a conversation with author Lynette Reini-Grandell, author of “Wild Things: A Trans Glam Punk Rock Love Story,” in a deeply personal conversation with her trans spouse, Venus de Mars. The two will discuss the themes and stories in the book, which follows the two through the art, literary, and indie rock worlds of Minneapolis and New York in the 1990s and early 2000s as they learn, change, and grow together, navigating the transition, the communities they found, and the hostility they faced. Part of the Minnesota Writers Series. Sponsored by RECLAIM.
Read Lynette's blog post about Wild Things and Trans Day of Visibility.