About the Project
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.
FAQs
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We usually get things up pretty quickly, but sometimes there’s a delay (we’re a small team and we get busy). If you’re curious, please always feel free to reach out through the “Contact Us” form.
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Yes, totally. Everyone on the core team is trans and/or gender nonconforming. We’re committed to keeping this trans / gender nonconforming-run.
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There are so many ways to be in this world, and we welcome participation from trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, two spirit, and all other non-cis identities. Terminology changes fast as we find new and powerful ways to explore our identities. We use trans in the widest sense possible.
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Because it’s a hard time to be trans and gender nonconforming in most places. We don’t know what the future holds, so we know we need to lift each other up and spread joy as we can.
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Oh my, no. We do not map personal addresses, or places that people go to regularly (work, for example). If these are submitted, we can drop a pin on an intersection instead, for example.