Subject:        Mark your calendars, spread the word

TransGender Michigan needs your support to continue serving the needs of the trans community in Michigan. We are not asking much, just that you invest $7 into having a fun time on Thursday evening, Feb 7^th. TransGender Michigan is working with Backstreet nightclub (in Detroit at Joy Rd and Greenfield Rd) to put on a benefit drag show.

WHO: TGMI along with DeAngela Show Shannon and guests

WHAT: Benefit Drag Show

WHEN: Thursday, February 7, 2008, starting at 10 pm (doors open at 9 pm)

WHERE: Backstreet nightclub [15606 Joy Rd, Detroit MI 48225]

WHY: To have fun supporting TGMI’s efforts to support the trans community, coinciding with the Creating Change Conference in Detroit

HOW: Only $7 at the door; free bus rides available from the Renaissance Center

You see, the Creating Change Conference has evening entertainment scheduled for Friday night, the 8^th, but nothing for Thursday. So we will fill that void with performances by several of the best drag performers in the area. (Early information indicated the show would be Friday night, the 8^th, but the show was moved to the 7^th so as not to compete with the mini-ball at the Renaissance.) Conference goers will have a bus provided for free transportation. Of course, you don’t have to go to the conference to come to the show, which starts at 10 pm.

These professional drag performers are donating their services to help the transgender community. The owner and management of Backstreet are showing their support for us by investing their club for the night, trusting enough of us will support the cause. Let us all help in supporting one another, creating needed change in our own community. We need as many of you as possible to come on down and give the show a strong showing. So, please, mark your calendars and spread the news!

Steph Turner

TransGender Michigan volunteer coordinator