A homecoming for all ages
Rainbow Homecoming organizers Jayla Brown, left and Libby Gonzales Young and old celebrated together at teen-created event DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer Taffet@DallasVoice.com A group of teens recently staged a homecoming meant for all ages at Samuell Grand Recreation Center last week to give those older folks who could not celebrate before and teens who didn’t feel welcome at their schools’ events a chance to celebrate. “We had a lot of kids who were part of the community,” said Rainbow Homecoming 2024 organizer Jayla Brown, daughter of Carter and Espy Brown, founders of Black Trans Advocacy Coalition. “Also siblings, allies and parents.
We had adults who didn’t get to go to their own homecomings.” Security was tight. Dallas Voice was asked not to put the event in the calendar or announce its location ahead of time.
Still, thanks to word-of-mouth, turnout was good, and the event went off without incident, reported organizer Libby Gonzales.
Last year, Gonzalez was an organizer of the trans prom at the U.S. Capitol. One of the most popular activities at the party was a take-off of a Texas homecoming tradition: A mum making station with garters was featured, Gonzales said.
