Nation's First Transgender Facility Vote Center Celebrates Election Day
The Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center (CONOTEC), a facility providing comprehensive resources, training, support, and medical services for Transgender people living in Los Angeles, will be open to press for primary election day coverage as the nation's first-ever Transgender facility to serve as a Vote Center.
CONOTEC has been open to Los Angeles County voters since March 2, 2024, and voting on primary day will run from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Beginning at 12:00 pm, the center will have a DJ, refreshments, and a "red carpet" photo booth on site to mark the center making history.
Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis applauded CONOTEC's being a safe and empowering place to vote for Trans, Non-Binary, and LGBTQA+ individuals and allies, who have been under increasing verbal, political, and physical attack across the country, saying, "California is leading the way by taking away the obstacles to having everyone's voice heard at the ballot box."
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Noon to 7:00 pm (Polls close at 8:00 pm) |
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WHERE: |
Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center, 1001 N. Martel St., Los Angeles, CA 90046 |
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WHO: |
Queen Victoria Ortega, International President of FLUX |
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Queen Chela DeMuir, CEO and President, Unique Woman's Coalition (UWC) |
The Connie Norman Trans Empowerment Center is named in honor of Connie Norman, known as the "AIDS Diva," a fearless Transgender and AIDS activist who died of the disease in 1996. It opened on September 10, 2021.
FLUX is a national division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation dedicated to creating safe spaces for trans and gender non-conforming individuals. See https://www.transidentity.org/. Keep up to date on FLUX: Facebook: FLUXAHF - Instagram: @FLUX_AHF - Twitter: @flux_ahf
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