#ruby allegra

Trans Excellence

Ruby Allegra is a transgender, disabled artist and activist. They made this illustration “to celebrate and encourage trans pride and to lift up trans voices”. This amazing work of art is also a gateway to lots of excellent trans people on Instagram:

@nevozisin: Queer, trans, Jewish. Public speaker, writer, based in Melbourne / Birraranga / Naarm.  Author of Finding Nevo. They/them.

@sensitive__plant: Samson. Dreaming of a better world. Pronouns: they/them! Sober and in recovery.

@wallis.prophet: Wallis Prophet. They/them. Poet.

@_darcy_lee_: Darcy Lee. He/him. Queer. LGBTQIA+ Advocate. Dorky dadboy.

@mama.alto: Mama Alto - Gender transcendent diva, jazz singer & cabaret artiste. Fierce, femme, fabulous. Brown is beautiful!

@amaoleotalu: Amao Leota Lu, Performing Artist, Speaker & Storyteller. Lover of People, Community & Everything that is Good & Positive. #faafafine #transwomanofcolor #australia

@healingwithnazanin: Nazanin Afshar Szanto. Spiritual and emotional healing through tarot readings. Medium / conjurer / brujx. Iranian + nicarao + white

@alokvmenon: ALOK. writer. performance artist. speaker. fashionist@! feeling everything. transfeminine / gender nonconforming (they)

@ihartericka: Ericka Hart, M.Ed. She/They. Sex educator. Racial/Social/Gender Justice Disruptor. Writer. Breast Cancer Survivor. Model.

@ggggrimes: Gabriella Grimes. They/Them. 24 yr old nonbinary angel in NYC.

@clairifyx: c l a i r e, non-energetic attraction, they/she.

@sageakouri: Sage Akouri. Genderless human (they/them) - QPoC. Birraranga Australia.

@lgbtadvocate: Remembering Emet Tauber. Rabbi, EDS zebra, gastroparesis 6/15, jtube 1/17, intestinal failure and TPN 6/18, hospice 12/18. “trying to leave this world better than I found it”.

@inkdavidson: Ink. they/them, genderless, low dose hrt.

@aaron___philip: aaron philip, lilium, Elite NYC, she/her.

@pansystbattie: Pansy St. Battie, professional model, amateur drama queen, hobbyist animal whisperer & aspiring patron saint of glitter. SF & LA.

@chellaman: Chella Man. Deaf, artist, trans, 20, genderqueer, he/him.

@sassy_latte: Sassy (They/Them) Femme glam, Fashion + Makeup. Political discourse. Safe space for disrupting + challenging oppressive systems.

@unrulypatchouli: Peyton Patchouli. Fat Native Scorpio. Seattle. Artist. Photographer/Model. MUA. “When will you realize that I’m a witch and you can’t kill me.” They/Them.

@stef.sanjati: Breadmom. Radiate warmth, understanding, and calm. Treat yourself with care and kindness. Currently in Toronto.

some quick and slightly intoxicated paintings drawn at like 1am of three people I discovered this year who’ve inspired me lots: @boringangel , @/alokvmenon (instagram) and @rvbyallegra - they’re all super cool and lovely and incredible inspiration - all also very gnc in one way or another, which I don’t think is a coincidence.