Mercury Stardust
Mercury Stardust (She/They), the Trans Handy Ma'am, is a professional home maintenance technician, performer, and award-winning activist. Mercury credits their TikTok success to their experience teaching burlesque, where they learned to communicate and create a safe space for students who had frequently experienced trauma. She's been featured in stories by NBC, NPR, The Guardian, HGTV, Washington Post, and more. Their leadership within the trans community has led to collaborations with such brands as iFixit, TylenolPM, and the trans-healthcare company Point of Pride. Mercury lives in her home state of Wisconsin with her partner and two cats. She’s a world-renowned and internationally award-winning burlesque entertainer and ran Wisconsin’s only weekly burlesque show, Five Star Tease, for 5 years. Her work on and off the stage earned her Madison’s Trans Activist of the Year in 2021 from Madison’s Outreach, and she raised $2.3 million for trans healthcare in 2023 with Point of Pride.
Community Track
Breaking Boundaries: Amplifying LGBTQ+ Voices
Location: Trending Stage
Thursday, June 27
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Featuring: Bryce Xavier, Lindsay Nikole, Mercury Stardust and more
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Community Track
Beyond the Binary
Location: Trending Stage
Friday, June 28
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Featuring: Grace Stanley, Mercury Stardust, FunkyFrogBait and more
Participants
Community Track
Standby Meet & Greet
Location: Hall D - Meet & Greet Hall
Saturday, June 29
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Featuring: HappyKelli, Briel Adams-Wheatley, Kinigra Deon and more
Briel Adams - Wheatley - Queue 4, Pro Photo
Kinigra Deon - Queue 5, Pro Photo
Nevada - Queue 9, Pro Photo
Mercury Stardust - Queue 11, Selfie/Autograph
Hayden Hillier-smith - Queue 12, Selfie/Autograph
All standby meet & greets will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis and have limited capacities. If you’d like to join the standby line for this session, enter the Meet & Greet Hall through Lobby D, head to the Meet & Greet Standby Desk, and let staff know which session you’d like to attend.
The standby line will close 30 minutes after the session start time
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