Here’s all the cool things happening to trans artists this week…
Trans creativity is unstoppable right now.
Mark
In case you’ve been living under an actual rock, you’ve probably sensed that trans people aren’t having the best time right now—and by “best time” I mean two years and counting of living inside Mordor. As midterm attacks ramp up, the anti-trans rhetoric is flying while a desperate GOP continues to blame us for the problems they’ve created themselves.
But! There’s always some quieter good news behind the vicious anti-trans headlines. Poet KB Brookins does the wonderful work of reminding us of this regularly on TikTok, and we are forever in their debt!
TRANS NEWS THAT DOESN’T SUCK The Episcopal church has its first trans dean! This is a great step forward towards combating transphobes that hide behind their faith to spread hate. #goodnews #lgbtq #queernews ♬ original sound – KB Brookins
But let’s take a minute to focus on what trans artists are up to. Because even though the world loves to silence us, we’re still making our presence known through books, movies, music, one-woman shows, and runways.
How about we take this to the next level?
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Let’s start with some fantastic news on the film front. Trans comic (and 2025 Queerties nominee) EJ Marcus and Original Plumbing cofounder Amos Mac just reached their fundraising goal for their upcoming trans-led comedy Unflappable. We can’t wait to see it!
(@unflappable.film)Hari Nef just finished a 4-night run of The Perverse, a new work by playwright Borna Bazin.
Hunter Schafer tore (as per usual) on the Blade Runner 2099 red carpet…
Hunter Schafer stuns for ‘BLADE RUNNER 2099’ press 
pic.twitter.com/kmFu68kIWD— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 11, 2026
Indya Moore stunned at Paris Fashion Week…
Trans icon Ts Madison is on her way to becoming the first trans Real Housewife, and we are with her all the way!
© (@tsmadison)Director Jenni Olson is highlighting transmasc stories with Mini Masc at Metrograph… with special guests!
Murray Hill released his hotly anticipated memoir Showbiz!
Just in time for Halloween, author Grace Lavery’s new book Personal Demons was released ahead of schedule!
Broadly writer Diana Tourjee’s new trans history-based thriller The Flawless was just announced…
Writer Alex Marzano-Lesnevitch’s forthcoming memoir Both and Neither was just announced (with icon Claude Cahun on the cover!)
And to top it all off, Mamdani just announced a $9 million gender-affirming care fund for trans youth in New York City.
None of this means it’s not still rough to wake up every morning in this timeline. But it is a reminder that trans artists are going to keep making trans art, come hell or high water.
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