San Diego’s 14th annual Transgender Day of Empowerment ceremony was held Friday April 14 at Hillcrest’s LGBT Center. An estimated 200 + audience heard local professionals, community organizers, and youth leaders bring home again and again the message “We are here to help make it easier for you”. Scholarships were awarded to give transyouth the…
Thom Senzee, author of this article, is a West Coast-based freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to San Diego LGBT Weekly. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A whirlwind of controversy is swirling around The San Diego LGBT Community Center following Friday’s Transgender Day of Empowerment at which the bestowing of an award on San Diego Police…
The Transgender Day of Empowerment was established as a way to celebrate, empower and honor the transgender community in San Diego. The idea was conceived by Tracie O’Brien as a way to counter the sadness and pain of the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors those lost due to anti-transgender violence. This year the…
The Transgender Day of Empowerment was established as a way to celebrate, empower and honor the transgender community in San Diego. The idea was conceived by Tracie O’Brien as a way to counter the sadness and pain of the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors those lost due to anti-transgender violence. This year the Transgender…
The community gathered April 5 at The Center to celebrate the 10th annual Transgender Day of Empowerment, “An evening of celebration, education, and entertainment.” The auditorium was filled with a diverse standing room only audience including many families and youth. Connor Maddocks was the emcee and welcomed special guests, sponsors, keynote speakers and elected officials….
