Upcoming Events in the Trans Community

Updated May 1, 2008

Welcome to the launch of this new portion of the Trans Alliance Society website. This page is dedicated to upcoming events that are happening in our community. If you would like your event listed on this page please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate your request. Please remember that we are a volunteer driven organization and we may not be able to get last minute listings posted. Please give us a two month notification to allow us the time to post your event. All event postings need to be approved by the Trans Alliance Society executive prior to listing on the website.



Trans Alliance Society Annual General Meeting

Saturday May 10, 2008
1 PM – 3 PM
Raven Song: 2450 Ontario Street (at the corner of 8th)

It has been a very tough year for our community and we as an executive are exhausted and are unable to carry on for another term.

TAS is in danger of falling victim to lack of help! We need energetic people with vision to step forward and carry on from where the current Executive has taken us. If you want to see TAS carry on supporting the good work that all of us have been doing then now's your chance. Please take the time to attend the AGM and make your voice heard!



Vancouver Pride 2008

Vancouver Pride Society is thrilled to announce the upcoming 2008 season of Pride events. Starting in June, we host East Side Pride and the East Side Pride dance, followed by Gay Day at Playland, Picnic in the Park, Dine with Pride, Pride Movie Night, Terry Wallace Memorial Breakfast, Youth Dance as well as the Pride Parade & Festival. There is something for everyone.

East Side Pride Saturday, June 28, 2008 11:00 - 05:00 pm
Place: Grandview Park, Commercial Drive

East Side Pride Dance Saturday, June 28, 2008 08:00 - 02:00 am
Place: Wise Hall, Adanac Street

Gay Day @ Playland Saturday, July 19, 2008 04:00 - 08:00 pm
Place: PNE Grounds

Picnic in the Park Saturday, July 26, 2008 11:00 - 08:00 pm
Place: Stanley Park Brockton Oval

Pride Festival Sunday, August 3, 2008 12:00 - 06:00 pm
Place: Sunset Beach

Vancouver Pride Parade 2008 Sunday, August 3, 2008 12:00 - 02:00 pm
Place: Denman Street to Sunset Beach

Youth Dance Sunday, August 3, 2008 09:00 - 01:00 pm





Vancouver Transgender Day of Remembrance 2008

A yearly vigil and march that takes place in Vancouver to memorialize transgender and transsexual people who have been murdered due to anti-trans violence. More details to come...





International Foundation for Gender Education

The 23nd conference of the IFGE will be held in spring 2009. Details will be posted as it is confirmed. The Conference is Open to All! — Transgender, Crossdresser, Transsexual, Transvestite, Female to Male, Male to Female, Significant Other, Friend, Helping Professional, Student, or Educator. There will be lots of opportunities for networking and socializing, learning about T organizations and events, and visiting with old friends and making new ones.



Happy Tranny Day 2009
Sponsored by Vancity - Canada's Largest Credit Union

Due to the success and turnout of Happy Tranny Day 2008, there will be another event next year. To help out please contact Tien Wee at 604-812-8688.



Trans Alliance Society's
working definition
of "Trans"

Trans refers to anyone who has a gender identity; may it be the medical or psychological model, that is different than their birth sex, and/or expresses their gender in ways that contravene societal expectations of the range of possibilities for men and women.

This may include people who self-identify as transgendered, intersex, Two Spirit, crossdressers, transsexuals, bi-gendered, pan-gendered, genderqueer, androgynous, third gender, female and male impersonators, and drag kings/queens, as well as people whose perceived gender or anatomic sex may conflict with their gender expression (such as masculine-appearing women and feminine-appearing men).

For more information on how TAS works, please check out our Constitution & Bylaws.


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604-872-3311

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