Two historical transgender events happening on Friday June 25, 2004 just before Pride weekend. The 1st Annual The Trans March and Trans Altar will be introduced to the community. Transgender people are invited to bring meaningful objects to help build the first Trans Altar ever displayed at San Francisco Pride.
(PRWEB) June 20, 2004 -- In a groundbreaking event, the transgender community of San Francisco will proudly step forward by taking the first marching steps of San Francisco Pride Weekend. An unprecedented Trans March is scheduled to be held in San Francisco Friday evening, June 25. The broad and diverse spectrum of transgendered people beginning their celebration at 5:00pm with games, wrestling and dynamic speakers at Dolores Park; contingents and participants will begin assembling at 7:00pm; and will begin their march to Civic Center at 8:00 PM. Upon their arrival, there will be a ceremony inaugurating the 1st annual Trans Altar to honor, chronicle, and celebrate the accomplishments of our community.
The gathering will be at the front of Asian Art Museum on the side of Fulton Street and will be addressed by State Assemblyman Mark Leno, San Francisco Police Commissioner Theresa Sparks, and other notable community members and friends. Marchers are encouraged to bring significant and meaningful objects, pictures and writings to be placed on the altar to be displayed for the duration of Pride weekend.
What started off as a grass roots rally is turning into two historical events", says community activist Cecilia Chung, We have no idea who the original organizers were for the march but we are committed to creating a safe event for our community. Its exciting to know that there are others with the same vision and we are expecting a great turnout. The also want to thank San Francisco Pride for giving the financial support as well as an opportunity to create our own venue for the transgender community."
The Trans March will finish at The Asian Art Museum, on the side of Fulton Street where the community will build their 1st Trans Altar. The Trans Altar is a project sponsored by San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and will become a permanent art exhibit for future Pride Celebrations here in San Francisco.
"The Pride Committee is excited to present the Trans Altar at our event this year as a way to honor and celebrate the Transgender community in all its beauty and humanity. It provides Pride with a new, creative way to fulfill our mission of mirroring the diversity and inclusivity of the Celebration. The Altar, along with the Trans March, signals a new level of visibility for the Transgender community and a new level of growth for the LGBT community as a whole." says Joey Cain, current President of San Francisco Pride.
Trans March is endorsed by:
San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
Remembering Our Dead Project
Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
Youth Gender Project (YGP)
Transgender Law Center (TLC)
UCSF Transgender Resource and Neighborhood Space (TRANS)
San Francisco Transgender Empowerment, Advocacy & Mentorship (SF TEAM)
United Genders of The Universe
Pride Idol 2
FTM International
and the blessings of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
For more information contact:
Cecilia Chung,
email: transmarch2004@sfteam.org
site: http://www.transgenderpride.org
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