Los Angeles County Transgender Pageants and SAMHSA federal funding....

As a independent transgender activist and a taxpayer: "Just my two-cents" Los Angeles Transgender Women pageants are predominantly held at nightclub venues where alcohol is consumed....And at the same time, those non-profit organizations sponsoring these events are currently receiving grant funds available through the Substance Abuse Treatment, and the Center for Mental Health Services (SAMHSA). Since the major areas for programs and initiatives covered by SAMHSA include, but are not limited to: substance abuse and mental health prevention, treatment, recovery, and related resources. It doesn't make any sense that if SAMHSA is funding these non-profit organizations to provide assistance for those in substance abuse recovery, that they would also be approving this type of scope-of-work......