Transgender community honors members, allies at annual Day of Empowerment

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Transgender community honors members, allies at annual Day of Empowerment
The Gomez family receives several awards
by Rick Braatz, Staff Reporter
Published Thursday, 15-Apr-2010 in issue 1164

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The transgender community honored its advocates and allies and celebrated its achievements at its seventh annual Transgender Day of Empowerment last Friday.
"Tonight is a night that we celebrate the transgender community and honor those who have gone above and beyond for us to live a good and happy life," said transgender activist Connor Maddox, who welcomed the event's 100 or so attendees.
The event, held at the San Diego LGBT Community Center, included several speakers, an award ceremony and performances by poet Liam Kukuchek, singer Kaiden Montana and dance group Transgeneros Unidas.