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Unity Banquet History
Many people have worked tirelessly to make transgender unity a reality for Houston. The Houston transgender community is a diverse group with unique personalities and needs. In the past these differences were much like road blocks which frequently interfered with progress in the areas of outreach and education. Keynote Speaker, 15th Annual Houston Transgender Unity Banquet – April 14, 2007 The movement toward unity began as a visionary dream in the heart of Dr. Peggy Rudd who realized how much our collective body of talented people...
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Purchase Tickets Here March 6, 2011 — D.R.E.D. – aka MilDRED Gerestant will be the keynote speaker at the Transgender Unity Banquet on Saturday, April 30. MilDred has been acting, lecturing, and doing workshops all over the world since 1995, and this year will deliver the address at the annual banquet, to be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Brookhollow (3000North Loop West), 6:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. MilDRED inspires us to think about and express our freedom of self-expression throughher work as an actress, via lecturing and...
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The Transgender Day of Remembrance is a world-wide event created to show honor and respect to those who have been murdered in the past year just for being who they are. This event is a somber reminder that no one, regardless of gender or orientation, is safe from assault. The event is held in November for a variety of reasons. In the Latin world, November is the time for commemorating the Dead, the Sun is in Scorpio, our thoughts turn inward. Unfortunately, we also have gruesome reasons for choosing November. Rita Hester was killed on 28...
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If you would like to purchase your tickets online, you may do so here. Your will be able to pick up your tickets at will-call area on the night of the Banquet.
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March 3, 2010 — Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, will be the keynote speaker at the Transgender Unity Banquet on Saturday, May 1. Keisling, one of the leaders in the equal-rights movement not only for transgender people but also for gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans, will deliver the address at the annual banquet, to be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Brookhollow (3000 North Loop West), 6:30 p.m. until 1 a.m.
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