Happy Hour Benefits Transgender Health Empowerment

The Cherry Fund will be hosting a happy hour on Wednesday, October 1st at Topaz Bar beginning at 6:30 PM. Topaz Bar is located at 1733 N Street, NW.

There is a $10 donation at the door, and all proceeds will benefit Transgender Health Empowerment. your donation includes 2 Complimentary Snow Queen inspired drinks, Complimentary appetizers, Cherry Tee and 2 Disc CD. The Cherry Fund will also be raffling off event & theater tickets. So come by and raise a glass in support of our community!

The mission of T.H.E. Inc. is to enhance the quality of life of the diverse transgender populations we serve by advocating for and supporting a continuum of health and social services. In fulfilling our mission, we seek to unify and empower the transgender, lesbian, gay, and bisexual communities.

Town Hall Meeting on HIV/AIDS in the District

Transgender Health Empowerment, Inc, Us Helping Us, and other local organizations are hosting a town hall meeting January 15 to discuss new strategies to fight HIV in DC.

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Tuesday November 20th: Transgender Day of Remembrance

A local event marking the Transgender Day of Remembrance will take place Tuesday November 20th, at the Whitman Walker Clinic's 1407 S Street NW site from 6 to 7:30 PM. The event is co-sponsored by Whitman-Walker Clinic, and Transgender Health Empowerment.

Metro Weekly has an excellent article up about the Transgender Day of Remembrance. To read it, click here.

Transgender Health Empowerment Job Opportunity

Transgender Health Empowerment is currently seeking a Peer Health Educator/Outreach Worker. The position seeks a qualified candidate to implement Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention services within the T.H.E. Prevention office to the transgender population. To find out more, click here.

Transgender Health Empowerment Pageant

I had a great time last night at the Transgender Health Empowerment Pageant and Fundraiser held at Cada Vez. Here I am in the pictured on the left with the amazing activist Ruby Corado. You can see more pictures from the event here.

Transgender Health Empowerment (T.H.E.) is a great organization in DC focused on the health and well being of the Transgender (and bisexual, lesbian, and gay) community. Transgender Health Empowerment provides HIV prevention services as well as support services for those living with HIV/AIDS in DC.

These services are crucial. In a Washington DC Survey of the transgender community, 25% of all participants self-reported as HIV positive, while 22% said they did not know their HIV status. (The Washington Transgender Needs Assessment Survey. Jessica M. Xavier, Principal Investigator, Gender Education and Advocacy, Inc., Implemented by Us Helping Us-People into Living, Inc., Ron Simmons, PhD., Executive Director, Funded by the Administration for HIV and AIDS of the District of Columbia Government).

Wrappin' It Up

Transgender Health Empowerment's Annual Summer Cookout will take place this Saturday September 16th at Langdon Park from 12:00 PM to 6 PM. Langdon Park is at 2901 20th Street NE.

Transgender Health Empowerment (T.H.E.) is a great organization in DC focused on the health and well being of the Transgender (and bisexual, lesbian, and gay) community in DC. Transgender Health Empowerment provides HIV prevention services as well as support services for those living with HIV/AIDS in DC.

These services are crucial. In a Washington DC Survey of the transgender community, 25% of all participants self-reported as HIV positive, while 22% said they did not know their HIV status. (The Washington Transgender Needs Assessment Survey. Jessica M. Xavier, Principal Investigator, Gender Education and Advocacy, Inc., Implemented by Us Helping Us-People into Living, Inc., Ron Simmons, PhD., Executive Director, Funded by the Administration for HIV and AIDS of the District of Columbia Government).

To find out more, come to the picnic this Saturday. 20 minute HIV testing and other health information will be available.