Homo A Go Go is one of the programs of the 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Queer Arts in Action. Homo A Go Go is a biennial queer music, art, film, spoken word and radical activism festival. The festival was founded in 2002 by Ed Varga, an FTM, musician, and community organizer. Homo a Go Go seeks to continue the tradition of other independent Olympia arts festivals including Ladyfest, Yoyo a Go Go and the International Pop Underground Convention by providing a venue for underground, DIY and independent artists. Every two years artists, musicians, writers, activists and festival goers come to Olympia from all over the world to create our own cultural landscape and community. The community we hope to create overlaps with, yet exists outside of the mainstream queer community and the independent music/arts community. We hope to encourage anti-war, anti-capitalist, anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-classist and anti-ableist ideals while providing a venue for non-mainstream queer culture. Proceeds from Homo a Go Go benefit the Olympia based Gender Variant Health Project (GVHP). The GVHP is an Olympia based non-profit organization devoted to health issues and healthcare needs of those of us whose gender identity differs from the gender assigned to us based on our biological sex. The GVHP offers educational programs and forums for healthcare professionals, as well as, referral services for gender variant individuals. Proceeds
from our 2002 festival made it possible for us to donate $6740 to the
GVHP, making it possible for them to open an office, receive facilitator
trainings and expand their referral services. In 2004, Homo A Go Go donated
$5000 to the continued mission of the GVHP. In 2006 we will again benefit
the GVHP in our continued commitment to improving healthcare issues facing
trans people. |