Upcoming Events

Interested in volunteering your time to help the Trans Visibility Community Festival have a successful first year?Attend this meeting to find out how. Please also fill out this form, regardless if you can attend or not. All identities welcome. https://goo.gl/forms/bEE1xBQRHRsr5RIz1We'll need volunteers to do everything from AV setup, helping exhibitors find their tables, set up and clean up, and letting in visitors into the building. Don't worry, even if you volunteer, you'll have plenty of time to enjoy the activities…

Join the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs, the Office of Women’s Policies and Initiatives, and the Washington Blade as we celebrate 40 fantastic queer women who are making a difference in their community. From political activism, business leadership, and cultural innovation, we’ve found 40 queer women who call their District home and are the change-agents the District needs. Watch out for their profiles in the upcoming issue of the Blade, and join us at Google HQ to celebrate their accomplishments!…

Join us on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 from 6-10pm for a wonderful evening of music and art. Tickets are on sale now for $10. Free admission for participants that receive a full panel sexual health screening. Health screenings include blood pressure, HIV I/II, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis C, Syphilis. This paint night event is open to painters of all levels. Whether it's your first time or you've painted before, all will enjoy this experience. Upon receipt of sexual health screening ticket…

Grab a sista-friend and join us for Women & Whiskey Wednesday, an initiative to provide secure spaces for Black women to learn about the magic of whiskey and bourbon while enjoying good vibes, food, and music.Proceeds for this month's gathering will go to Aya, Incorporated to support its 2019-2020 mentoring efforts for undergraduate women at Howard University and high school girls in Southeast DC.*** This is a women only eventhttps://www.facebook.com/events/265093841054788/

The Trans Visibility Community Festival is an annual event, held for the first time in 2019. It is an inclusive festival for the local community to come together and celebrate the journeys of trans folx.The event is for all ages and free to attend and exhibit. The festival will feature a multitude of organizations that serve the trans community, as well as trans artists and creatives showcasing their work. There will also be other activities such as film screenings and…

The 7th Annual Carolina Awards Ball: The Time MachineSaturday, March 30, 2019Guilford Convention Center 3113 Cedar Park Road Greensboro, North Carolina us 27405DJ: Saddiq 🔱est Admission: $35 all night Standard Tables: $300VIP Tables: $400 (Only 4 VIP tables will be sold!) MC of the Night: Snookie 🔱est, Kirk “Boom” BALENCIAGA Grand Prize #1 - $1,000OTA Runway7 trophies / 1 cash prize of $1,000“The War on Worlds”You are an estreal being from another planet defending your home. Tonight bring to me…

The legendary mother Daija Khan presents......The Big PayBack Ball....a star studded event! Grand prizes and more. It’s gonna be a big thing. Save the dateShare the link and invite the peoplehttps://www.facebook.com/events/325876701516520/

The legendary mother Daija Khan presents......The Big PayBack Ball....a star studded event! Grand prizes and more. It’s gonna be a big thing. More information and categories coming soon!New Woman RealnessGrand prize $1500.00Trophy & CashMany “New Women” ( post-op transgenders) stop participating in ballroom categories such as fq realness because they believe they have progressed past their pre-op trans sisters. Many, not all!Because health care is more readily accessible, and covers gender reassignment surgery, alot of girls, have progressed into “New…

A Red themed Masquerade Ball with a fetishistic twist... Supporting the Fight Against HIV and AIDS and working to stop the STIGMA.https://www.facebook.com/events/604965479840375/

Join us on April 1, 2019 as we march in solidarity in support of equal rights and inclusion for our community. Family, March With Us…to demand justice for the lives that were taken through senseless murders. Family, March With Us…and demand financial equity and employment opportunities for. Family, March With Us…to fight for health equity. Family, March With US…and demand OUR inclusion in the US Census. Family, March With Us…to show the World that our lives matter, that our health…

US HELPING US IS ONE OF THE FIRST AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NATION, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA, THAT AIMS TO GET TO ZERO NEW INFECTIONS AMONG BLACK GAY MEN, CISGENDER AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN, AND OTHER MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY HIV/AIDS. THIS YEAR, US HELPING US WILL CELEBRATE ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY AND INVITE YOU TO SPONSOR OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, A PASSION FOR LIVING: A CELEBRATORY NIGHT OF GIVING WHICH WILL…

On Tuesday April 2nd, 2019 at 8:30pm, BSC will join forces with The Catharsis Project to present an evening of theatre, dance & poetry focusing on various issues affecting black gay men & people of color. This one night only performance will be centered on the importance of affirming black gay men within the black community.Touching on a host of hot button issues including identity, ageism, sexuality, mental health, visibility & much more, this production consists of a series of…

The eighth season of THE ASK RAYCEEN SHOW continues with the Annual #AskRayceen Mini Ball on April 3, 2019.Hosted by Rayceen Pendarvis at HRC Equality Center, 1640 Rhode Island Ave NW.Doors open at 6pm. Show starts at 7pm.All are welcome and admission is free.Annual #AskRayceen Mini BallFeaturing guest DJ Vjuan AllureShow announcer and mini ball co-emcee: Anthony OakesCategories for 2019, as designed and described by Rayceen Pendarvis: 1. Best Dressed Spectator (open to all)2. Runway in All Black (open to…