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WHAT:

The County will raise the Transgender Pride Flag for the first time at a County of Santa Clara building on March 22 in advance of the International Day of Transgender Visibility, as commemoration of the day and the significant milestones in LGTBQ history. The Flag Raising Ceremony kicks off a series of LGBTQ community resource and awareness events through April. Community leaders and advocates, as well as members of the public are invited to participate.

WHO:

Supervisor Ken Yeager, County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors

County of Santa Clara Office of LGBTQ Affairs

Santa Clara County Public Health Department-The Crane Center

AACI Hope Program

Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center

Santa Clara County community leaders and advocates

WHEN AND WHERE:

March 22, 2016, 8:30 a.m. - Transgender Flag Raising Ceremony

County Government Building, James P. McEntee Plaza

70 West Hedding Street, San Jose.

WHY:

March 31, 2016 will mark the sixth annual International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), an opportunity to recognize the transgender community strengths and resiliencies.

This year, the celebration in Santa Clara County will take place on April 2, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center. The event will feature LGBTQ resources related to medical care (including HIV testing on site), legal concerns, social issues, and family relationships, original films, art, and social space. More info at: www.southbaytdov.dancingbull.net The Transgender Pride Flag Raising ceremony precedes the sixth annual South Bay Transgender Day of Visibility.This year, the celebration in Santa Clara County will take place on April 2, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center. The event will feature LGBTQ resources related to medical care (including HIV testing on site), legal concerns, social issues, and family relationships, original films, art, and social space. More info at: . The newly opened County of Santa Clara Office of LGBTQ Affairs will be onsite at the South Bay Transgender Day of Visibility celebration.

The County of Santa Clara will also participate in the Inaugural National Transgender HIV Testing Day on April 18 at the Crane Center and AACI Hope Program at Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center, in San Jose. More information to follow.

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