What’s Giving Us Trans Joy This Week?

Another week of pure fuckery has gone by, full of TERFs, depressing policies, and general unease. But it wasn’t without its merits.

We remembered our history:

Today is the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in a trio of cases about sex discrimination and queer identities. It’s one of the most important SCOTUS precedents and LGBTQ rights victories in recent years, but everyone seemed to forget about it. A 🧵on why:

— Gillian Branstetter (@GBBranstetter) June 15, 2021

We looked fabulous:

🦩📸💣 pic.twitter.com/ZjZbsKTrTJ

— Jamie Clayton (@MsJamieClayton) June 15, 2021

We conquered space:

Had a great day pretending to be an astronaut with these nerds for science
✨🚀✨ pic.twitter.com/4t4vPojsv1

— Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short 🤖🧠 (@The_Ada_Rhodes) June 17, 2021

We celebrated in ✨style✨:

I hope that my sis and comrade @AshleeMPreston is still feeling the glow from her birthday party last Monday. Thank you for allowing me to witness your glow.
Also pictured: @angelicaross @SharSaysSo @iamsheadiamond pic.twitter.com/VVbr2RRDIZ

— Imara Jones (@imarajones) June 14, 2021

We remembered what it was like to be an egg:

true story pic.twitter.com/akWeUx3mVK

— Niio (@niioriArt) June 14, 2021

We marveled at how far we’ve come (on TikTok:)

I really love how TikTok has begun using “she and theys” to mean “women and non-binary people I see as women.” Truly a sign of our collective progress.

— Instructor Florence Ashley (@ButNotTheCity) June 15, 2021

We danced to new music by Peaches and Mykki Blanco:

We called out TERFs in no uncertain terms:

It’s like I always say: trans women are women, and average writers are average writers. pic.twitter.com/gn2b2yzaPc

— Denne Michele (@TheDenneMichele) June 17, 2021

We enjoyed small acts of kindness:

to the waitress who put this in the check at dinner last night, u made my whole day. lil acts of kindness go so far pic.twitter.com/J3NO61Qysp

— matt (@mattxiv) June 15, 2021

We made weekend plans to PAR-TAY

CHICAGO!
TRANS MASC BEACH DAY
SATURDAY 6/19
4PM-SUNDOWN
LOYOLA BEACH PARK
(feat pictures of me being trans masc at the beach) pic.twitter.com/h0hCl66EB3

— Free Palestine Stan Account (@oliver__online) June 16, 2021

We prepared for Juneteenth:

on juneteenth the best way you can support black folks is by giving us money, dassit

— jacinda (@brokebackboys) June 17, 2021

We learned how to stay safe for Hot Vaxxed Summer:

In the latest Ask Kai video, Kai Cheng Thom (@razorfemme) discusses how to stay safe and prepare for dates and hookups so that you can have your Hot Vax Summer! pic.twitter.com/kDfd466xXQ

— Xtra (@XtraMagazine) June 17, 2021

And most importantly of all, we thought about the fact that Face/Off is a real movie that exists. Somehow.

i can’t stop thinking about face/off

— (((Jay Edidin))) (@NotLasers) June 17, 2021