CURRENT EVENTS
Trans Day of Visibility Events
Tacoma Dome Flag Raise
Tuesday March 31st 9:30AM Tacoma Dome Parking Lot G
Join us for our annual TDOV Tacoma Dome flag-raising. The Tacoma Dome is the ONLY stadium in the United States that raises the Transgender Flag.
Tell Your Story (3 part series)
Tuesday March 31st 1-3 PM (drop in event)
Tacoma Historical Society 406 Tacoma Ave S
City of Tacoma Proclamation
Tuesday March 31st 5:00pm
Join us for our annual TDOV Proclamation from the City of Tacoma, this will be our first with Mayor Ibsen.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Trans Week of Celebration
August 10-15th 2026
We’re excited to officially share that this August, we will be launching Trans Week of Celebration in Tacoma — a community-led, week-long celebration of trans joy, culture, history, and care in the South Sound.
Over the years, many people have asked about creating a Trans Pride Tacoma. We’ve listened closely, reflected deeply, and chosen to build something that feels sustainable, collaborative, and rooted in community needs: not a single event, but a full week of celebration across Tacoma, created in partnership with community members and organizations throughout the city.
This week will include multiple events — art, panels, films, family-friendly gatherings, resources, and celebration — created with our community, not siloed under a single organization. A planning committee will help shape the week, and there will be many ways to get involved, whether through partner organizations or through the events themselves.
We’re especially honored to share that Saturday, August 15, will anchor the week as Trans Day of Celebration (TDOC) — marking the 60th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, a pivotal moment in trans resistance and history. This day will center joy, visibility, and community, honoring our lineage by celebrating who we are today.
As many know, our Executive Director is a former producer and operations director for large-scale trans events and has overseen health, safety, and accessibility for years. With that experience — and with strong community partnerships — we feel ready to help bring Trans Pride to the South End in a way that is thoughtful, safe, and expansive.
More details, events, and ways to participate will be shared soon.
If you’re interested in volunteering, partnering, or being part of the planning process, please reach out to info@diversityallianceofthepugetsound.org
This is just the beginning — and we can’t wait to build it together.
TDOR Tacoma 2026
November 20, 2026 6-8:30pm (Doors 5:30pm/ Decompress 8-8:30pm)
UW Tacoma
PAST EVENTS
Hearts & Haircuts
DAPS sponsors the Barnett St. Community Food Pantry in Bremerton, WA and tabled and gifted the stylist of this event new rainbow sheers for doing this event for the community.
Trans Picnic 2021
DAPS tabled at this event.
Alki Beach Pride 2021
DAPS was honored to co-host Alki Beach Pride this year, we tabled and sponsored the hydration station.
Trans Beach Party 2021
We tabled at this event.
Seattle Pride 2021
Seattle Pride has continued to bring you virtual events during the Pandemic, we virtually tabled this event.
Pride Fest Capitol Hill 2021
We tabled at this event.
SQFF 2021
We were honored to co-present Death and Bowling at the Seattle Queer Film Festival this year.
DAPS-O-WEEN 2021
We threw our inaugural DAPS-O-WEEN at the Rainbow Center this year!
Transoween 2021
We tabled at this event.
TDOR Flag Raise
On November 19th 2021 the City of Tacoma half masted the first Trans flag in the city’s history atop the Tacoma Municipal Building and PUD building, on November 20, 2021 they Proclaimed TDOR an official day in Tacoma, WA.
TDOR Tacoma/ Seattle 2021
In 2008 DAPS (formerly GASS founded TDOR Tacoma) and in 2018 Astro Pittman, DAPS Board Member founded TDOR Seattle, this year we ran both events simultaneously and livestreamed them in order to provide the community with more accessible options and safe spaces for TDOR.
Transgivukkah 2021 In-Person
This year we threw our annual Transgivukkah at the Rainbow Center!
Tranzmas 2021 In-Person
This year we threw our annual Tranzmas at the Rainbow Center.
TDOV 2022
This was a social event at Rainbow Center, Youngstown Coffee Co, and online.
Harlequeer 2022
Tacoma Historical Society Finding Home Exhibit
City of Tacoma TDOR Proclamation 2022
City of Tacoma TDOR Flag Raise 2022
TDOR Seattle 2022
Advocacy Day 2023
The Matrix TRANScended
Trans Pride 2023
SQFF 2023
HRC Dinner 2023
City of Tacoma Flag Raise & Proclamation 2023
TDOR Tacoma/Seattle 2023
Trans Pride Seattle 24′
TPS “Started in 2013, Trans Pride Seattle is an annual event organized by Gender Justice League in collaboration with hundreds of local organizers, volunteers, and groups who support the Seattle-area TwoSpirit, Trans & Gender Diverse (2STGD) community. DAPS became a presenting sponsor in 2023.
