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Transition Radio Industries September 2012
Heklina Heklina gained fame as the creator, promoter, and hostess of the legendary Trannyshack! In addition to hosting numerous fundraisers among others, PAWS, Project Open Hand, AIDS Housing Alliance, just to name a few. She has been seen on the E! Entertainment Network, NBC’s“Trauma” “The Cho Show”, VH1, “Playing it Straight”, Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”, BBC Television’s “Around the World in 80 Raves”, the Scissor Sister’s “Filthy Gorgeous” video, and was a guest on the Jerry Springer and Ricki Lake shows. She recently, in 2011, introduced Britney Spears for Good Morning America. Her film credits include the festival favorites Baby Jane? and All About Evil. Theater credits include a starring role in the 2006 Theater Rhino production TROG!, producer and featured actor (in the role of Dorothy Zbornak) in the popular San Francisco Golden Girls plays, and producer and featured actor in Velvet Rage Productions (Sex And The City Live!, Roseanne, Friends Live!) She was voted Community Grand Marshal of the 2004 San Francisco GLBTQ Pride Parade, and was the subject of two documentaries in the 2005 Frameline SF Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. In 2009 she won the Pride Creativity Award for outstanding artistic contribution to the LGBT Community. TrannyShack now, having moved to the much larger DNA Lounge, the shows have become even more elaborate and spectacular. Defying all expectations, Trannyshack incorporates everything from low brow trash to highbrow performance art, and has become famous or, infamous) worldwide as the quintessential San Francisco experience. But there is a dilemma, the word that has created such controversy with some members of the community is a popular brand.






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