Topic: Conferences and Meetings

National African-American Transgender Conference in Louisville, KY Dates Have Changed

Due to a scheduling conflict, the Transsistahs and Transbrothas Conference will now take place October 18-22, 2006 at Louisville's Galt House Hotel and Suites.

Colorado Gold Rush
3895 Upham St., Suite 40 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

When: February 23rd to the 26th, 2006
Where: Red Lion Hotel Denver Central, 4040 Quebec St., Denver, CO
Fee: varies

The 14th Annual 2006 Houston Transgender Unity Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Briarpark. The Houston Transgender Unity Banquet is the largest single night transgender event in the country and is for everyone who is part of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community including family and friends. http://houstontransgenderunity.org/

Historic gathering for African-American transgender people a success
The first annual Transsistahs and Transbrothas Conference was recently held at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY from September 14-18. The participants in this historic event spent four days discussing various seminar topics on issues of importance to African-American transgender people.

Los Angeles, CA -- The Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT), one of the nation's leaders in HIV/AIDS education and prevention, and The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) present the fourth annual "Quest" pageant on Saturday, September 10, 2005. Doors open at 6pm. The pageant begins at 7pm at the El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Boulevard.

"Quest" encourages the development and advancement of transgenders and celebrates the uniqueness and diversity of the transgender community. What makes this pageant truly special is that delegates represent community based organizations helping transgenders. Delegates from previous pageants have represented agencies synonymous with excellence like the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS of New York, Bienestar Human Services, The Center - Orange County, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, the LA Gay and Lesbian Center, Minority AIDS Project, and the Van Ness Prevention Division.