A person with tattoos and jewelry covering her face with her hands.
Smiling man with beard, glasses, beige beanie, and earrings wearing a light-colored, striped button-up shirt, standing against a red background.
A young person with tattoos, dark hair, and piercings smiling indoors, wearing a black shirt and a blue-and-white striped button-up shirt, with green plants in the background.
A woman with light-colored eyes and short, wavy brown hair, holding her neck with one hand, wearing a white long-sleeve top, with a golden yellow background and soft lighting.
A woman with short curly hair smiling with eyes closed and hand near her temples, wearing a white lace dress with intricate cutouts.
A couple smiling and posing inside a vintage store decorated with framed pictures and memorabilia, one with short dark hair in a black butterfly shirt and the other with long reddish hair in a green sweater.

We’re here

We’re queer

We’re joyful

oct 2023 - May 2025

Cover of Queer Joy Portrait Project
Person with tattoos, short dark hair, and piercings, smiling with hands clasped, wearing a denim vest with a rainbow patch, sitting indoors.
Person laughing and smiling while leaning against a wall, wearing glasses and a colorful, patterned top.
Young person with dark hair, wearing glasses and a black and white skull-patterned jacket, poses with their hands near their face against a brick wall background.
A person smiling and holding their hair, wearing pink heart-shaped earrings and a rainbow necklace, standing in front of a colorful mural.
A woman with makeup and jewelry posing with her left hand on her face and her right arm raised above her head. She has a rainbow-colored scar above her left eye and is wearing red lipstick, tassel earrings, and a necklace.

  • What started as a collection of photographs celebrating and witnessing joyful visibility has now transformed into a photobook that can live in your homes and bookshelves as a reminder of the power that is radical joy in the face of adversity.

    Book Launch: September 2025

  • All of the beautiful images taken throughout this process in a digital gallery to wrap us up in joyful moments.
    ✨ coming soon to accompany the book launch ✨

  • ✨we’re live✨
    check out the kickstarter here!!

    Once the Kickstarter is funded, the books will go to print in mid-July with a 4-6 week production window.

    My anticipated date for shipping is mid-september!

    If you missed out on the kickstarter and still want to get your hands on a copy — there will be a limited number of books available for pre-order.

  • relocating to Montréal summer 2025

  • Education + Support
    https://www.skippingstone.ca

    https://translifeline.org

    https://www.thetrevorproject.org