Over the past several years, more than 150 transgender people have been killed in the United States, nearly all of them Black transgender women. A quarter of Black transgender and nonbinary youth reported a suicide attempt in the previous year, according to a new study, more than double the rate of suicide attempts among Black cisgender LGBTQ youth.

This project honors and celebrates Black trans men, women, and nonbinary artists and leaders in Seattle. It pays tribute to the many Black transgender brothers, sisters, and siblings lost, creating a narrative showing joy, divinity, and beauty in celebrating Black trans bodies.