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Trans Day of Visibility Resource Fair & Celebration

We are hosting our 4th Annual Transgender Day of Visibility Celebration on Saturday, March 29, 2025!

This year’s event features a resource fair from 3-7 p.m. that brings together 15+ nonprofit organizations, care providers, advocates, artists, vendors, and supporters, including:

From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Trans Day of Visibility resource fair will be masks required. Masks will be required to enter during this time; while we will provide disposable masks at the door, please bring your own to cut down on waste. The resource fair will conclude at 7 p.m.
The celebration will continue with Bingo presented by local Drag performer, Kendra Banx$. The Bingo will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is $10 to participate.
“We are hoping to create a community event that draws allies and members of the trans, nonbinary and greater LGBTQ+ community,” says Giant Jones Brewing co-owner, Erika Jones. “In the past few years it has been a real testament of joy and support, and that is what we are aiming to create with this resource fair – to connect with people and resources that exist in our community to support folks who are trans, nonbinary, LGBTQ+ and allies.”
This is the 4th year Giant Jones Brewing has hosted a Trans Day of Visibility Celebration. International Transgender Day of Visibility is Monday, March 31 and “celebrates the joy and resilience of trans and nonbinary people everywhere by elevating voices and experiences from these communities,” according to the Human Rights Campaign.
“As a trans and women-owned and operated brewery, it’s important to us to be visible in the community, and to celebrate other trans folks doing great things,” says Giant Jones Brewer and Co-Owner, Jessica Jones. “Being an out, trans person, and visible because of our business, means that we have the opportunity to highlight valuable roles trans people play in the community.”
For more information and schedule of events, visit https://giantjones.com/…/trans-day-of-visibility…/.
Masked Market: 3PM-4PM
Non-Masked Market: 4PM-7PM
Drag Bingo with Kendra Banx$: 7:30-9PM ($10 to participate)
Tasting Room Open: 4PM-9PM

 



Trans Day of Visibility Weekend Pop-Up Market

 

Join us as we continue our weekend celebration with our Trans Pop-Up Market!

From 3pm-8pm we will be hosting the following, talented businesses. Drink delicious beer by Jessica Jones & do some local shopping! From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Trans Day of Visibility Pop-up Market will be open and MASKS REQUIRED. Masks will be required to enter and shop during this time; while we will provide disposable masks at the door, please bring your own to cut down on waste.

A Room of One’s Own pop-up bookstore

Art & prints for sale by Rae Senarighi

The Big Gay Market w/ Trans Medical Mutual Aid will have resource materials and some art for sale.

Red Clover Tattoo Collective with have prints

Jewelry by Luma Hollow

Prints & Sticker from Sturgeon Designs

Crafty Critters by Mel

And cookies sales from Badgerland Troop #8187

This troop is 70% trans and nonbinary kids in grades K-5th!

 

Special thanks OPEN Foundation, the Out Professional Engagement Network, for providing financial support for our Trans Day of Visibility events.

Trans Day of Visibility Weekend Celebration – Friday

 

Join us as we celebrate Trans Day of Visibility ALL weekend long!

We kick off our celebration with an art opening AND live music.

Our walls will be decorated with the amazing work from Rae Senarighi, aka Transpainter and our official Art Opening Night begins at 5pm!

Rae is a champion of storytelling through art, as a fine artist, designer and muralist, an activist, cancer survivor and pursuing accurate and celebratory representation of the trans community. Rae currently resides in Madison, WI, but he makes a lasting impact throughout the world. His art can be seen internationally and is featured in a wide range of outlets from Art Voices magazine to DNA India.

Rae’s dream is to celebrate accurate representation of trans and nonbinary people through painted portraiture worldwide. His mission of self-acceptance and love shows in his work through vibrant portraits reflecting celebration and beauty. With vivid and bold colors these portraits radiate the brilliance of the individuals and celebrate accepting and loving one’s self. Rae’s trust in himself is vital to him in his journey of understanding and accepting his own identity, reminding all of us to not only love ourselves, but to celebrate and lift up one’s community.

 

We will also have musical entertainment from Kat and the Hurricane! They’ll be playing a live acoustic set and will be available for questions. Music starts at 6:30pm.

Kat and the Hurricane is a genre- and gender-bending indie-pop/synth-rock trio from Madison, Wisconsin. Lead singer/guitarist Kat Rhapsody (they/them), keyboardist/vocalist Benjamin Rose (they/them), and drummer Alex Nelson (they/them) deliver a unique blend of pop and haunting indie rock they affectionately refer to as “sad lesbian music.” Or to put it in technical terms, a gender- and genre-defiant mix of queer emo jams & sapphic bops.

Winner of 4 Madison Area Music Association Awards, including “New Artist of the Year” for their breakout in 2020.

And of course we’ll have multiple delicious beers made by our very own Jessica Jones!

 

Our Trans Day of Visibility events are presented with financial support from OPEN Foundation, the Out Professional Engagement Network.