The TranSpace Pride Festival, a hybrid event (Zoom/in-person), was the inaugural Minnesota Pride Festival for transgender, intersex, gender-expansive, and disabled communities. Held in summer 2024, it featured cabaret, concerts, and vendor showcases.
Presented by Atlas Oggún Phoenix, TranSpace Pride collaborated with artists to create an all-day event celebrating individuality.
After participating in the 2022 Trans Day of Remembrance, Atlas recognized the importance of healing through community service. In 2023, this led to the creation of “Trans-LATE!”, dedicated to uplifting the experiences of trans, intersex, gender-expansive, and disabled communities.
In 2024, the event received an Arts Experience Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. Atlas renamed “Trans-LATE!” to the TranSpace Pride Festival to convey inclusivity and brand it as a universal, out-of-this-world experience for the community and allies.
The TranSpace Pride Festival’s universal mission included acknowledging community members and their families lost to murder, medical neglect, suicide, or abuse. Partners include The Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge, CRWN Media, Twin Cities Gay Scene, and Transcendence Cabaret.
Celebrating culture, diversity, and love, the festival brought people together to appreciate beauty, uplift spirits, and unite hearts. Embracing difference, it celebrated connections and highlighted acceptance. It was an unforgettable event where community members and allies danced in the light of diversity through equity, sustainability, and representation.
GRANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
