The mission of the San Francisco Trans March is to inspire all trans and gender non-conforming people to realize a world where we are safe, loved, and empowered. We strive to create a space for our diverse communities to unite and achieve the social justice and equality that each of us deserves.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Where: 
Ark of Refuge
1025 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA
When: 
November 20, 2011, 5:00pm
URL: 
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=181010261982451

The San Francisco Transgender Day of Remembrance will take place Sunday, November 20th at 5PM at the Ark of Refuge, 1025 Howard St. between 6th & 7th Sts. in the South of Market neighborhood. This event is open to everyone in the trans communities including all families, friends, and allies.

Pic round-up number two

posted by gwen, Jun 29, 2011 1:13 pm

Okay, we got word of more pics/video from the march, so time for round two! If you missed it, the first round of links is here.

A big thank you to all our performers

posted by gwen, Jun 27, 2011 6:06 am

We wanted to thank all the amazing performers and speakers who totally heated up the stage at this year's march. Thank you:

* DJ Stephanie Luz
* BAAITS
* Rev. Megan Rohrer w/ Vanguard Youth
* MC Fairy Butch
* MC Danielle Castro
* Lisa Maren Stein & The Introverts
* Maceo Persson
* Josie and the Pussycats
* Kit Yan
* Fernanda Valdez
* TuffNStuff: The Last Delta Drag King
* Morgan Weinert
* Tonilyn A. Sideco
* Mia Tu Mutch
* Eli Conley & Hip for Squares
* Amber Lynn Gray
* Maura Guillarte
* Tru Bloo & the Gipsy Bingy Crew
* Felicia Flames
* LYRIC
* Senator Mark Leno
* Bevan Dufty
* Supervisor Scott Wiener
* Mayor Ed Lee

Pic round-up number one

posted by gwen, Jun 26, 2011 10:10 am

Pics and video of the march (including ours!) are starting to make the rounds, so we're posting some links so you can re-experience fabulousness of Friday or see what it was like if you couldn't make it.

We <3 Chaz Bono

posted by gwen, Jun 23, 2011 2:14 pm

So how fabulous is Chaz Bono? Earlier this week, we found out that he had a book reading and signing for his memoir Transition: How I Became a Man scheduled for Friday at 7.30. Wait, isn't that during the march? Won't it split the community between two events? Disaster! So we contacted him and he was amazing! He said he specifically asked the signing be scheduled when there weren't any other big trans events, but the message didn't get to the right people or it got miscommunicated or who knows what and the signing got booked for Friday.

The After Party is at El Rio, NOT the Lex

posted by gwen, Jun 23, 2011 10:10 am

The Bay Area Reporter did an article on the Trans March, but in their rush to get things to press, they got something wrong: the after party! The official after party for the march will be at El Rio NOT the Lex, as was reported. As has been the case for the past few years, it'll benefit the amazing folks at the TGI Justice Project.

Are you driving to the march?

posted by gwen, Jun 21, 2011 4:16 pm

A few people in Sacramento and Stockton posted things to the facebook event for the march asking if anyone was driving in who wanted to carpool. Since it's just a few days until the march, no time to do anything fancy, but a quick blog post is easy.

2011 Trans March Press Release

posted by gwen, Jun 21, 2011 2:14 pm

The 8th annual San Francisco Trans March Celebrates the 45th Anniversary of
the Compton's Cafeteria Riot: Serving Up Human Rights Since 1966

The San Francisco Trans March is proud to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot. Our theme for this year is in honor of the fierce activists who helped start up the modern LGBT rights movement: Serving Up Human Rights Since 1966. Felicia Flames, one of the "screaming queens" who participated in the riot, will deliver this year's keynote address. The Trans March will also be providing a trolley so that our elders and people with mobility difficulties can join the march itself.

We TOTALLY believe in miracles

posted by gwen, Jun 20, 2011 10:10 am

Several members of the Steering Committee hit Fresh Meat on Friday night and were totally and thoroughly blown away by the astounding performances. If you went, you know what I'm talking about. If you didn't, do make it top priority for next year.

Everyone to a person was unbelievably talented and incredibly inspiring, so we walked out there totally psyched to do several things: learn to vogue, poach talent for next year's march, and bump up our game this year. The first two are still in the works--believe me, honey, we're ABSOLUTELY going to learn to vogue--but the last we decided to do something about.