Submissions are now closed! Check back this Spring for Volume 3 of Transcendent Joy

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Transcendent joy: Second edition

We are so excited to launch our second volume of Transcendent Joy. This year’s edition was guided by a panel of LGBTQ2S+ Montanans whose thoughtfulness, dedication, and diverse perspectives have taken this whole project to the next level. This year’s installment is truly bigger and better than ever, and we are so excited to share this work with you.

NOTE: In the coming weeks, this link will be updated with a list of locations across the state where you can pick up free physical copies.

To request physical copies of the zine to be sent to your office, organization, or community space, fill out this form or get in touch by responding to this email!


Transcendent joy: first edition

If you followed our work during the 2021 Legislative Session, you know it’s been a tough year for trans, nonbinary, and Two Spirit Montanans. On the heels of the session, we want to be very clear: Montana is better because of LGBTQ2S+ people. We have always been here; we will always be here.


This is why we are SO excited to launch Transcendent Joy: A Zine for and by LGBTQ2S+ Montanans. We know we have a long way to go before Montana is the place we want it to be, but we also know that trans joy, queer joy, is nothing short of transcendent. Pride is a revolution, a riot, a celebration of all the work that’s been done and all the work still to come. Pride is a refusal to be ignored. 

If you’d like physical copies to host in your business or community space, please contact Izzy at izzy@forwardmontana.org