CIL´ s Disability & Trans/Queer Pride

CIL’s Disability & Trans/Queer Pride event celebrates disability justice, creativity, and transgender and queer communities through live performances, music, art, storytelling, and collective care.

This accessible community gathering brings together disabled LGBTQ+ community members, artists, advocates, allies, and local organizations for an afternoon centered on visibility, connection, joy, and self-expression.

When

Saturday, July 11, 2026
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Where

Center for Independent Living (CIL)
3075 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA 94703

What to expect

• MC hosting and performance by Obsidienne Obsurd
• Live performances by King Lotus Boy
• Music by DJ Fugwel
• Adaptive micromobility showcase and community tabling with BORP, featuring devices from their new MTC pilot program focused on adaptive mobility solutions
• Local vendors and community organizations
• Makeup station
• Quilt-making and storytelling station
• Food and drinks
• Quiet room / low sensory space

Featured Artist

• Obsidienne Obsurd will serve as the event MC and performer. They are a celebrated rag artist, storyteller, and community organizer known for creating bold, unapologetic spaces centered on queer visibility, self-expression, and collective liberation.
• King Lotus Boy is a transgender, neurodivergent, and chronically illustrious Chinese-American Drag King whose multidisciplinary artistic work explores identity, healing, and community through music and performance.

Accessibility

• Accessibility is a core part of this gathering.
• The venue is fully accessible.
• Masks are required for all attendees and will be provided onsite.
• A quiet/low sensory space will be available throughout the event.

We are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and safer space for disabled LGBTQ+ community members and allies.

If you have accessibility questions or accommodation requests, please contact Shelby Bertolozzi at shelbyb@thecil.org.

Come celebrate Pride, disability culture, art, resistance, and community care with us.