Transgender Day of Visibility

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Trans Day of Visibility: gathering and movie

March 28- April 3: Transgender Day of Visibility display on the green area at the corner of Leonard Street and Concord Ave (2 Leonard St).

March 31 at 3:30 PM: Join us for the reading of names and celebration of these prominent trans individuals.

March 31 at 6:30—8:30 PM: No Ordinary Man Assembly Room at the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave.

No Ordinary Man. registration required: link to register.

Co-sponsor: Belmont LGBTQ+Alliance, LexPride, Rainbows Across Communities, City of Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission, LGBTQ Services of Somerville

In honor of Trans Day of Visibility (March 31st), join us for a screening of the 2020 documentary No Ordinary Man, which follows the life and career of musician and trans culture icon Billy Tipton. A post screening discussion will be moderated by community members from Belmont LGBTQ Alliance.

American jazz musician Billy Tipton developed a reputable touring and recording career in the mid-twentieth century, along with his band The Billy Tipton Trio. After his death in the late 80s, it was revealed that Tipton was assigned female at birth, and his life was swiftly reframed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. The genre-defying documentary NO ORDINARY MAN seeks to correct that misrepresentation by collaborating with trans artists. As they collectively celebrate Tipton's story as a musician living his life according to his own terms, they paint a portrait of a trans culture icon. NO ORDINARY MAN features leading voices and breakout stars in the trans community, including Marquise Vilsón, Scott Turner Schofield, Susan Stryker, C. Riley Snorton, and Thomas Page McBee, among others.