05/30/2026
If you are local to the Des Moines area, PLEASE consider attending this INCREDIBLE event!! I will be here as an art vendor and a spoken word performer. This will be my 3rd year attending the festival and I CAN NOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS about this event! This program is put on by such amazing people who are forging the path forward for transgender people. I know they help by spreading the word and helping people to find and apply for the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund, and post when there is local help with name and gender marker changes. This is an event for and about transgender artists, it focuses on a highly oppressed class of people and the artwork that comes out of that. Seeing all of the people there, both the artists and those in attendance. It moves me to feel like I am not as alone as I sometimes feel I am. I am so excited for next weekend, I hope to see a big crowd as well as many of you there!