. >> my name is carol dolly president of trance gender san francisco and board member of trance marchand i'm an audio engineer for stage hand crew in san francisco. >> i'm james -- i'm an out trance man in santa cruise. >> i'm jamie -- vice president of san francisco -- educator and activity from san francisco, california. >> i'm ashley mad began -- graduate at san jose state university and i'm a reporter for "equal time." >> we thank you all for being here. this is long over due. what does trance gender lifestyle culture mean and what concerns do you have in the community. mean to you. >> i am going towards the norm ative gender presentation -- it is who i am. but it doesn't mean that i am the norm for everyone. it really is an individual thing. the transgender community and that is its investigateth and a little bit of its difficulties, that is, it's a broad and diverse definition and as a community we have learned to be a lot more accepting and understanding of the differences because they are important to each individual. >> an understanding of who you are. >> i think the public i