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Artist & show submissions are open now for Joy Who Lived 2026 at joywholived.com! Would you like to…

• write a play and see it performed?

• act in a show?

• do stand-up in a showcase? Sing in a concert?

• produce a musical/play/variety show?

We have great news…

Submissions are open right now for artists & shows for Joy Who Lived 2026 (March 31-April 12)!

Check out the submission form now, and tell us all your ideas! And please share with your trans communities!

Don’t want to participate but want to support? Great news… we’re officially open for donations, and your donation is tax deductible!

Upcoming events

• COFFEE SHOP HANG 11/29! Got questions about Joy Who Lived? Want to meet some friends to put on a show together? Just wanna hang with other trans pals? Join us 11/29 for Trans Junction at Moby’s Coffee and Tea! 10am-1pm. RSVP here or just show up!

Events from our friends

• SEE A PLAY WITH US IN DECEMBER! Trans Lineage is a series of plays (by many Joy Who Lived friends) about trans folks through time, running this December. Join us Dec 5 for a meetup at this event,or go see it on your own. You’ll see electric world premiere pieces by three trans playwrights, exploring rites of passage across centuries and cultures: a Black transmasculine griot reclaiming ancestral memory, a transfeminine nun confronting faith and isolation during the bubonic plague, and a gay Korean trans man trying to outrun aging and “twink death.” Tickets here!

• Transgender Day of Remembrance: On Friday, November 21, 2025, at 6:00PM, the City of West Hollywood will host an in-person Transgender Day of Remembrance Ceremony at the City’s Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Info here.

Thank you!

Team Joy Who Lived