On Monday, the City of Minneapolis once again hosted a so-called Trans Equity Summit that served as a full-day celebration of transgenderism. The event, held at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center on Monday, was planned by city staff and other “community partners.”
According to the city, it was the 10th annual summit of its kind. The theme for this year’s summit, which was held yesterday, was “Trans Equity and Intergenerational Power: Strengthening the Future by Honoring Our Past.”
Last month, Minneapolis announced that longtime transgender activist “Miss Major Griffin-Gracy” would headline the event. A participant in the 1969 Stonewall riots, Griffin-Gracy is known for starting a San Francisco needle exchange program and founding an organization which helps incarcerated transgender people re-enter society.
“We are blessed to have the wisdom, advocacy and inspiration that Miss Major brings to each space she enters,” said Minneapolis Council Member Andrea Jenkins, who also identifies as transgender.
At the event, Jenkins moderated a panel discussion about “the state of the transgender movement” which featured State Rep. Leigh Finke, DFL-St. Paul, the first transgender person to be elected to the Minnesota Legislature.
“Today was the Trans Equity Summit in Minneapolis, which brought together 350+ trans folks, to celebrate, organize, and learn in community with each other,” said Finke in a social media post. “It was an amazing event. We fight on, for liberation, from here and everywhere. Stay safe keep fighting.”
The summit event started at 9:00am and featured workshops and breakout sessions about transgender public policy, legal rights, and name and document changes. One of the planned sessions, called “Youth space,” was “facilitated by youth-serving organizations.”
Minneapolis partnered with various groups including Quorum, Formation Healing Arts, Our Space, and Sequeerity in planning the event.
City officials such as Mayor Jacob Frey, Council Member Elliott Payne, and Council Member Aurin Chowdhury were among those who attended the summit.
“Honored to attend the Trans Equity Summit grateful to all who made it happen,” said Chowdhury. “The resilience of our trans community inspires deeply. Workshops on policy change were powerful, and the speakers were moving. Trans people will be here forever.”
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