D.C. Area Transgender Ladies Socials and Events (DCATS)

This Is a group for transgender women, cross dressers, and transsexuals  to get together together socially in safe, transgender friendly venues.
We have sister groups in Rehoboth Beach, Baltimore, Annapolis, Fredericksburg and West Virginia that we work very closely with
This is a transgender women's group, Wives,, husbands and significant others are highly encouraged to attend any of our events.
This Group is for ladies who are ready go step out, in public now. We're not for the person just starting out or wishing they could step out. We don't want people who will just "look in and peep" and not attend events We do not accept Admirers or Men as members and they are not welcome at our events. We want ladies who want to attend events and achieve their dreams now
This is not a group to join if you are looking to sell your goods or services to our members
Our primary goal is support and empowerment of Transgender woman ,here are some of the things that we do
BEGININIG GIRLS GET TOGETHER
For those just starting out and  looking to meet other woman in our group, we hold  Beginning Girls Get Togethers in a members home on a Saturday evening. It is an opportunity to meet others in our group, in a safe, privet setting, show up dressed or you may come early and get ready there .There will be a mix of new members  and members that have done this for a while, you can get to know some of members in the group so you have a friend when you venture out to our other events. 
Beginning girls get togethers are held 1 week before a Social ( UPDATE. Beginning Girls Get Togethers have been canceled for the near future. Sorry for the inconvenience)
Chaperone/ Ambassador  Program:
For ladies new to stepping out, for the first couple times, we offer the Chaperone program.  This program pairs new ladies with ladies who are senior members of our group.   The senior lady will be at the new ladies side all evening, helping to calm nerves, answer questions and be there to support the new lady. 
There is no cost for this service.  If you are interested in having a Chaperone for a Social,, or would like more information, please contact Julie De’mon. 
Out and About events
This is a very active group socially, there are all kinds of events, Friday at Freddie's', Drag shows, Karaoke nights at Shooters ,Game night at the Continental Pool Lounge ,Movie night ,Dinner out, Sunday brunch ,live music at JV's restaurant ,live bands at transgender friendly places, and we cant forget Wicked Jessabelle our favorite band and so much more this group is all about going out and being all the woman you can be

Our Seasonal Gala's
The main events for our group are the Hotel Gala's
We have our Gala's  every 6 weeks at a major hotel in the D.C .area, basically we take over the restaurant and lounge for the night, these are our big events ,most are theme events, Valentines day, Spring fling, start of Summer, end of Summer, Halloween, and a our big event the Holiday Social ,we typically have between 50 to 80 Ladies attend with the Holiday Social having 100 girls.
At all of our Socials you may have dinner before at the same hotel ,it is important to us to have food and the Social at the same place, its just safer and more convenient