By Guyana Trans United. Photos by Ulelli Verbeke

Guyana Trans United first Fashion Gala, Diamond infinity, took place in November 2013 to showcase the talents of transgender people as performing artists and fashion designers. In the Caribbean there is a deep level of discrimination towards trans people in every aspect of society. The fashion gala doubled as an advocacy event to test people’s attitude toward transgender people – in general, society is always supportive of artistic performance, regardless of who the performers are. At GTU, we wanted to see this same level of support would be there for our community. Over 100 people attended the event.