God is Trans
In 2021, I staged this raw, confrontational performance in Times Square to spotlight the ongoing epidemic of violence against trans people—especially trans women of color. Covered in fake blood, holding a sign that read “GOD IS TRANS,” I stood as a living contradiction in the heart of capitalism and Christian fundamentalism. While preachers shouted about sin and damnation, I offered my body as a counter-sermon—bloody, unapologetic, and visible. This wasn’t just art, it was a declaration of sacred resistance. Because every time a trans life is taken, it is not just a crime—it is a crucifixion.
This performance was about reclaiming public space, demanding visibility, and asserting that trans people are divine, powerful, and worth fighting for. I embodied defiance. I embodied truth. I reminded the world that God is not confined to their hatred. God is in trans bodies. God bleeds with us. God is us. This piece still applies today because the violence it protested has not ended—in fact, it has intensified. Across the U.S. and globally, trans people continue to be targeted by legislation, religious extremism, and brutal acts of violence. The blood on my body symbolized the lives taken and the constant threat we live under, and that symbolism remains painfully relevant as lawmakers push bans on gender-affirming care, incite moral panic, and strip away our rights. The image of a trans body defiantly proclaiming “God is Trans” in the face of hate still challenges the systems that weaponize religion to justify our oppression. It is a reminder that visibility is resistance, and that art can still confront, disrupt, and reclaim sacred space in the fight for our survival.
SLUR
SLUR is a deeply personal and confrontational short film that lays bare the trauma and resilience of living as a transgender person of color in a world fueled by fear, ignorance, and religious hypocrisy. Dressed in a garment marked with the very slurs that have been weaponized against me—faggot, freak, whore, sinner, tranny—I reclaim every word as a symbol of resistance. Through powerful voiceover and evocative imagery, SLUR reveals the emotional and physical violence I have endured: being spit on, dragged, raped, and dehumanized, not for committing any crime, but for daring to exist authentically. This film is a spiritual uprising. It calls out the systems that justify violence in the name of God, while asserting the holiness of survival and the sacred power of self-expression. SLUR is not just a reflection of what’s been done to me—it is a declaration that I will not be erased. Even if they destroy my body, they cannot touch my soul. My truth will echo long after I’m gone.
