Our Partners

BUTCH Voices Conference 2011

The Brown Boi Project: is a community of masculine of center womyn, men, two-spirit people, transmen, and our allies committed to transforming our privilege of masculinity, gender, and race into tools for achieving Racial and Gender Justice.
Butch Crew PDX: is a social group that meets monthly, the 2^nd Sunday of the month, and welcomes everyone who identifies as butch/boi/macha/stud/tomboi/masculine of center/soft butch/bucha or any similar identity. We spend a couple of hours together talking, connecting and learning from each other. We don’t decide who belongs – you do.Our core values are:• Creating community• Celebrating diversity • Playing nicely with others
Designs with Michelle: Hair & makeup stylist that specializes in special events, photoshoots, period styling, and trend fashion. Servicing all genders and diverse cultures in Portland, Oregon.
The Gangs All Queer: a blog about the news, art, and culture of queer people of color, unconventionally dope things, as well as some of my ramblings and thoughts.
Frameline’s mission is to strengthen the diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and further its visibility by supporting and promoting a broad array of cultural representations and artistic expression in film, video and other media arts.
B.O.I. Marketing & Promotions, LLC Since 2006, B.O.I. Marketing & Promotions, LLC (formerly B.O.I. Productions) has been “Bringing OUT Ideas” to achieve exceptional result for clients throughout the DC Metropolitan area. Drawing on a decade of combined experience, we work closely with each client to customize a strategic event package. Our unique concepts enable clients to reach — and often exceed — their goals. An ongoing commitment to developing relationships with diverse businesses enhances our creative approach.B.O.I. is also committed to giving back to our community. Our involvement includes support of numerous non-profit organizations through B.O.I. promotional events, sponsorships, and hands-on volunteer efforts. Whether you’re seeking event management or event marketing assistance for your business, we listen to your needs and strategically customize the right package for you. Our mission is to apply our proven expertise in planning, marketing, and promotions to create exceptional outcomes for our clients.
The DC Gurly Show is the capital’s premiere burlesque troupe fostering an encouraging and supportive community of performers and fans. They are DC’s Queens of tease! The Gurly Show is similar, if not a more free form, to the DC Kings. In fact, it grew out of that local drag king organization. The ”gurls” even still perform with the Kings every month at Phase One.The gurly’s accomplish their mission by supporting and interfacing with the greater DC community, being an open, supportive and safe space for novice and seasoned performers to grow, providing a variety of polished shows, embracing diversity which we reflect in our members, performances and performance venues, networking with and encouraging performers and troupes worldwide, and performing and hosting workshops worldwide. For more information about the troupe, visit their website at www.dcgurlyshow.com.
API Equality– Northern California is a coalition of Asian Pacific Islander (API) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and Intersex (LGBTQI) organizations and individuals serving Northern California, API Equality – Northern California’s mission is twofold:• To reduce and eliminate prejudice and oppression based on gender and/or sexual orientation in the diverse ethnic communities of the API populace; and • To combat and eliminate racial-based or xenophobic prejudice and oppression in the LGBTQI community API Equality – Northern California is dedicated to empowering community members, advancing civil rights protections, and promoting respect and understanding for cultural and community diversity.

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