The Black Cat hosts Trans Day of Visibility event

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Black Cat and Babygay hosted an event for International Trans Day of Visibility on Monday, March 31.

This event honored the accolades and accomplishments of transgender and gender-expansive individuals and shed light on the subjects that circulates throughout the transgender community.

There was a photo series by photographer, Zach Oren, who displayed his visual essay, "Ides of Gender," about the development of the trans community since 2017. There was a live performance by the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles , America's premiere all-trans chorus.

Attendees participated in a panel introduced by PJ Bresica, founder of Babygay, and moderated by Sydney Rogers, aka Miss Barbie-Q. Paolo Batista, Carla Ibarra, and Abdullah Hall.

The Black Cat is living history. This venue is deemed to be a Los Angeles Historical Landmark based on it being the first documented LGBTQ+ civil rights demonstration in the nation. The Black Cat first opened in Oct. 1966 to cater to a gay clientele at a time when same-sex relations were criminalized in California. Just two months later, the venue was targeted in the 1967 New Year's Eve police raid that exposed brutal violence against patrons and widespread discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.

General admission was free to attend. The event shared proceeds from the bar and 20 percent of photo sales from "Ides of Gender" with the Fundación Latino Americana de Acción Social, Inc. (FLAS).