Trans Communities Are Demonstrating Incredible Resilience

Through grassroots efforts, we’ve found abundance among ourselves

Raquel Willis
ZORA
Published in
7 min readApr 29, 2020

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A photo of the trans flag hanging on a balcony.
Photo: MarioGuti/Getty Images

In late February, New Orleans hosted its annual Mardi Gras celebrations. As usual, there were vivid floats, crowds galore, and attendees adorned in green, purple, and yellow decorative beads. Community organizer Mariah Moore was one of those folks relishing…

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Raquel Willis
ZORA
Writer for

activist + author ✦ ᴘʀᴇᴏʀᴅᴇʀ THE RISK IT TAKES TO BLOOM (11/2023)