Happy Trans Day Of Visibility to all of my transgender and gender-expansive family. For today’s letter, I’ve included some of my favorite transgender and gender-expansive creatives.
I would like to dedicate today’s letter in loving memory of Lorena Borjas, a human trafficking survivor and lifelong defender of immigrants, sex workers, and trans folks.
Please read more about Lorena’s legacy on them. And, if you’re able, please consider making a donation to the Transgender Emergency Fund 101.
Artist Martine Gutierrez’s homage to the claws-out spirit of New York City for Interview Magazine. Models (L-R): Maya Mones, Devan Diaz, Martine Gutierrez, Haize Odogbo, and Stevie Triano
Artist and Black trans game maker Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF THOSE THAT ARE NOT is an interactive video game exploring living as a Black Trans person and decisions around medicalising the body.
Every Image Is an Offering: Glimpses of intimate visibility — In partnership with the Marsha P. Johnson Institute and VSCO, visual narrator Texas Isaiah presents Every Image Is an Offering. The project celebrates the beauty of the Black trans and gender-nonconforming community through the lens of its members.
The Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art, or MOTHA, was founded in 2013, with the mission of bringing a cohesive visual history of transgender culture into existence. Learn more about MOTHA in this article by Raquel Willis for Out Magazine’s Art Issue. And, if you aren’t already — follow Raquel on Twitter!
Ah-Mer-Ah-Su’s “Perfect” was my theme song last year. Buy her LP “STAR” on Bandcamp. Or, join her Patreon.
An excerpt from Tal’-s-go Gal’-quo-gi Di-del’-qua-s-do-di Tsa-la-gi Di-go-whe-li/ Beginning Cherokee by Qwo-Li Driskill. Driskill is also a co-editor of Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature.
Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility is a collection of essays, conversations, and archival investigations exploring the paradoxes, limitations, and social ramifications of trans representation within contemporary culture. Bonus: watch Atlantic is a Sea of Bones by Trap Door co-editor, Tourmaline.
So glad to have this in my inbox, thank u KRD <3