Mapping Trans Joy is a direct response to the onslaught of anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation many of us are facing around the country.

Mapping Trans Joy celebrates trans life, trans joy, and trans resistance to erasure and elimination.

Trans joy is beautiful. Trans joy is meaningful. Trans joy is necessary. Trans joy is resistance.

Louisiana Roots

The project arose directly from a documentation project around the anti-trans legislation in Louisiana during the 2021 and 2022 sessions. (See the podcast Mais Jamais: The Rise of Louisiana’s Anti-Trans Legislation and the Story of Our Resistance for more on that project.)

With original funding from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the project initially focused initially on Louisiana.

International Scope

As of Spring 2023, the project has expanded to include anyone in the world who wants to share stories of joy. We’re delighted by the number of people who are contributing and participating in different ways.