News by Jeroslyn JoVonn Southern Trans Celebration Tackles Concerns Of National Guard Coming To Memphis, ‘What Does Safety Look Like’ Memphis trans advocates met with the mayor to address concerns over the National Guard’s presence in the city. At the inaugural Southern Trans Celebration in Memphis, Tennessee, advocates pressed the local mayor over Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to the city. On Sept. 19, OUTMemphis and local advocacy groups, including My Sistah’s House and WeCareTN, hosted the first Southern Trans Celebration in honor of Trans Advocacy Day. “He assured us that the National Guard is here to support, to be eyes and ears of sorts, and not necessarily to police people,” Tasaki said. “For Memphis, I choose to view this as an opportunity,” Mayor Young wrote in a newsletter.