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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2009 CENTER ON HALSTED AND HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER ANNOUNCE NIGHT OF FALLEN STARS TRANSGENDER AWARENESS MONTH EVENT NOVEMBER 21, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Danny Kopelson Center on Halsted, 773/472-6469, ext. 178
CENTER ON HALSTED AND HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER ANNOUNCE NIGHT OF FALLEN STARS TRANSGENDER AWARENESS MONTH EVENT NOVEMBER 21, 2009
Chicago — October 29, 2009: In recognition of Transgender Awareness Month, Howard Brown Health Center, the Broadway Youth Center and Center on Halsted will collaborate on Night of Fallen Stars: a celebration of Chicago’s transgender community, Saturday, November 21, 5:30 – 7pm reception, 7 - 9pm performance at Center on Halsted located at 3656 N. Halsted in Chicago. .
The event is generously co-sponsored by Equality Illinois and Illinois Gender Advocates. The evening celebrates and unites Chicago’s transgender community, while remembering the lives lost in gender-focused hate crimes. Transgender artists will perform music, dance, comedy, and poetry. Special appearance by Jaila Simms, the first Transgendered artist to win a reality series MTV/P. Diddy's "Making His Band" Official member of Bad Boy's "Dirty Money Crew."
“This is a very exciting time for trans people throughout Chicago,” stated Casey Schwartz, Transgender Youth Specialist at Howard Brown’s Broadway Youth Center. “Transgender people are increasingly more visible within the community at large. Night of the Fallen Stars is a celebration of this inclusion and a showcase for the many talents in our community” added Christina Kahrl, Transgender Program Liaison at the Center on Halsted, “The historic legacy of the trans community is rich. However, these performers reflect the present and demonstrate that our future will be richer still,” concludes Kahrl.
There is a $5 suggested donation at the door. For more information contact Casey Schwartz at 773.935.3151 or caseys@howardbrown.org, or Christina Kahrl at 773.472.6469 X 495 or transgender@centeronhalsted.org
### Broadway Youth Center is a program of Howard Brown Health Center, one of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) healthcare organizations. Through a wide array of health, wellness, social service and research programs, Howard Brown cares for more than 36,000 adult and youth clients annually. For more information about Howard Brown, please visit www.howardbrown.org.
Chicago's Center on Halsted is the Midwest’s largest community center for LGBT persons. As a resource and gathering place for youth and adults in a safe, inviting atmosphere, the Center offers comprehensive support networks and programming to meet the cultural, emotional, social, educational and recreational needs of all LGBT and non-LGBT persons. For more information, visit www.centeronhalsted.org. Back to Press Releases. | |