Becoming Ourselves

Beauty and Happiness


January 26 - March 2, 2025


 

Grand Opening - Feb 9, 2025 12:15 pm

as part of Hope on the Edge, 

Hope's learning and discussion series on social justice topics

Hosted by

Hope United Church of Christ

6130 Old Telegraph Rd, Alexandria, VA, United States

Special opening night guest Octavia

Baltimore photographer and contributor

Special opening night guest Phoenix

Roanoke model


Public Viewing: 

Sundays January 26 - March 2, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Wednesdays February 5 - February 26, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Feb 1, 2025

🎶 Join Hope UCC for an unforgettable evening with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, celebrating love, justice, and community!


We will welcome two ensembles from the chorus - Potomac Fever and Rock Creek Singers, twice the celebration! 


Enjoy inspiring music, delicious treats, raffle prizes, and more at this heartwarming event. You can be part of a night where we come together and inspire change. 


Becoming Ourselves will be on display.

 

Photographs of magical T/NB people


Beautiful, happy images of trans and nonbinary (T/NB) adults and children, selected by a panel of trans youth.

Inspiration, aspiration, hope

 

 

 


 

 

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Rainbow Youth Alliance, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, MD

Rainbow Youth Alliance is a twice-monthly support group for LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-18. During group, two adult co-facilitators engage the youth in conversation and activities. RYA is a great opportunity for LGBTQ+ youth to meet others like them and interact in a fun and structured environment.


Discussion Day was March 31, 2024, International Transgender Day of Visibility. Speakers were

Gwen Andersen

(she/her) 

Gwen Andersen will discuss why she wanted to do a photo show on this topic. Rockville, MD-based photographer, active member of Women’s Caucus for Art, contributor, curator, and organizer of Becoming Ourselves.

Reverend Dr. Jill McCrory

(she/her) 

Friend of Petra Stephanie Neal, long advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, organizer and board member of the MoCo Pride Center, and honored as a Capital Pride Hero

 

Natasha Nazareth

(she/her) 

Mother, contributing photographer. Co-founder of Maryland's first Certified B Corp law firm dedicated to joyful, purposeful work that transforms our communities and drives positive change. 2023 Woman Making History awarded by the Montgomery County Commission for Women. 

Al

(they/he

Model for the exhibit and transgender engineer-poet


Leigh Phelps

(they/them)

Contributing photographer and model. Gender-fluid, queer musician, artist, and lover of the natural world. Clerk of Young Friends at Sandy Spring Friends Meeting.

Heather Spyrou

(she/her) 

Lesbian and long time advocate of LGBTQ & autism awesomeness. Proud mom of two amazing kids. Former President of the Cloverly PTA and author

Shane Henise 

Rainbow Youth Alliance

(he/him) 

Program Director

Oshee Mercer

(they/them)

Model for the exhibit. Nonbinary death doula, homemaker, ceremonialist, and gender diversity educator

Greer

MoCo Pride Center

(they/them) 


Greer Hamilton is a queer and trans organizer and activist who works for justice and equity in both technical and creative disciplines. Greer serves as a proud board member of the MoCo Pride Center and lives with their partner and two cats in Silver Spring.