The Winter Gala | Benefiting Transgender Housing

The Transgender District and House of Tulip, two Black transgender led and founded nonprofit organizations that work towards ending poverty in their local transgender communities, are thrilled to launch an upcoming “Virtual Winter Gala” event with live music performances, celebrity special guest appearances and more- all in support of raising awareness and fundraising for the cause of addressing community driven homelessness solutions in 2021 impacting transgender people of color.

Featuring musical performance headliners including New York bred funk and soul duo LION BABE, underground dance music culture cult classic band JESSICA 6, and New Orleans performance artist DAWN RICHARD- a founding member of hit pop group and “Making The Band” era DANITY KANE. Supporting the lineup include vocal sensation TONYA BOYD-CANNON, who rose to prominence as a contestant of music competition television show, THE VOICE USA; and also features emerging transgender musical artists, soul singer NEVERENDING NINA; Rap artist and music producer WAZI; and pop vocalist DOMINIQUE MORGAN.

The event will also feature special guest appearances from transgender icons, most notably, critically acclaimed actor and model INDYA MOORE of FX’s history making television show, POSE; actress and producer TRACE LYSETTE of Amazon’s Transparent and Hustlers (2019); award winning writer, media personality and transgender activist RAQUEL WILLIS, and stand up comedian and actor IAN HARVIE of Transparent and Will & Grace).

With live musical performances, and special guest appearances, the event will also be hosted by two celebrated transgender women known for their comic relief and feel-good banter, Youtube personalities entertainer/mogul TS MADISON and DIAMOND STYLZ (Content Creator and Co Host, MARSHA’S PLATE podcast) round out the lineup as Hosts of the upcoming event.

The Transgender District and House of Tulip’s Virtual Winter Gala is free to the public, and will be held on Friday, December 11th, 2020 at 5:30pm PST/7:30pm CST/8:30pm EST and will be streamed on Youtube via: bit.ly/transgenderwintergala