Trans* Party TONIGHT as part of LA Pride

Special Awards Recipients are as follows:

Media Award- Gender Non-Conforming BMI Pop Award sensation, song-writer, & activist Justin Tranter whose worked with names such as Britney Spears, Selena Gomez, Justin Beiber, Gwen Stefani, Mary J Blige and more. Justin is a board member with GLAAD, and is intentional about using their platform to bring attention to LGBTQ issues, especially those that impact trans people, women, and people of color! Justin’s message challenges the music industry to be more inclusive and embrace LGBTQ+ people.

Visibility Award- GLAAD’s Senior Strategist for Transgender Media, Alex Schmider has worked on campaigns that promote trans inclusion and visibility with Tinder, Instagram, Snapchat, MTV, Hallmark, Teen Vogue and more! Alex is an ambassador for Miley Cyrus’s “Happy Hippie Foundation” which focuses on LGBTQ youth and was featured on Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2017!

Spirit Award- Actress & Singer, Alexandra Grey has made appearances on shows like Amazon’s “Transparent”, NBC’s “Chicago Med”, Comedy Central’s “Drunk History”, ABC’s mini-series “When We Rise”, and CBS’s “Doubt” with Laverne Cox. Alexandra’s musical talents have taken her on a 10 city tour and she’s opened up for names like Zara Larsson & Todrick Hall! Despite her difficult journey, Alexandra courageously continued on and currently uses her platform to remind others that it’s not where you’ve come from, it’s about where you’re heading!

Community Empowerment Award- Maria Roman has been a leader in social services for the transgender community in Los Angeles for over 19 years. She is the Current Regent Empress 47 for the Los Angeles Imperial Court System. Maria has won several local and regent beauty pageant titles including Miss Universo 2001,Miss Gay International 2002, Miss LA Pride 2004- Miss LA Pride 2012 ,Miss Queen USA 2004, Miss QUEST 2009, Miss Queen Of the Universe 2013, Miss California Panache 2014. She currently serves as a Los Angeles County HIV Commissioner and works as a Housing Specialist at APAIT, providing housing assistance for individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

Come join us as we celebrate community!

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West Hollywood Park
647 N San Vicente Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90048

Event starts at 7pm
FREE ADMISSION!

Information from LA Pride website.