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Laser Webber 11/16/25 Laser Webber 11/16/25

Submissions are open now!

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we need help!
Laser Webber 9/20/25 Laser Webber 9/20/25

we need help!

volunteers needed!

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A Joyful Poem for a Picnic (Come Hang!)
Laser Webber 9/9/25 Laser Webber 9/9/25

A Joyful Poem for a Picnic (Come Hang!)

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Finalists for the Transcendent Craft Award!
Laser Webber 7/1/25 Laser Webber 7/1/25

Finalists for the Transcendent Craft Award!

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Community Events + Survey
Laser Webber 5/10/25 Laser Webber 5/10/25

Community Events + Survey

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Trans events + T-shirt
Laser Webber 4/29/25 Laser Webber 4/29/25

Trans events + T-shirt

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Download photos from events & more!
Laser Webber 4/20/25 Laser Webber 4/20/25

Download photos from events & more!

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Week 3 fest update!
Laser Webber 4/14/25 Laser Webber 4/14/25

Week 3 fest update!

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Joy Who Lived: Week Two fest update!
Laser Webber 4/6/25 Laser Webber 4/6/25

Joy Who Lived: Week Two fest update!

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in the news: autostraddle
Laser Webber 3/28/25 Laser Webber 3/28/25

in the news: autostraddle

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Trans Performing Arts Festival THE JOY WHO LIVED Welcomes 100 Trans Comedians and Artists To LA
Laser Webber 3/11/25 Laser Webber 3/11/25

Trans Performing Arts Festival THE JOY WHO LIVED Welcomes 100 Trans Comedians and Artists To LA

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View fullsize QT’s 3/9/2025 - full of love and joy!  The next show will be 4/13 and part of @joywholived!! Thank you @ucbtla ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⭐️⚡️
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View fullsize Tickets are now available for Lou by @cadenhealander at joywholived.com 

‘Lou’ is a collage-style solo show that explores the life and joy of Lou Sullivan, a trans activist and a great lover of men, birds and Bob Dylan. Written and prefo
View fullsize The Joy Who Lived presents… our kickoff event at @dynastytypewriter, hosted by @gentlemensclubcomedy! This star-studded event is held on March 31 (Trans Day of Visibility.) get tickets for this and our other @joywholived shows at joywholived.c
View fullsize Tickets are available now for THE JOY WHO LIVED festival including… SPICE UP YOUR SEX LIFE UNTIL IT BURNS! Go to joywholived.com for the tickets! 

In Spice Up Your Sex Life til it Burns, a Kate Bush-obsessed sex educator tries to teach a clas
View fullsize Tickets are available now for shows including WHAT IS A WOMAN by @sararosecaplan! Go to joywholived.com and get your spot to see this show in-person (or live-streamed!) 

Sara Caplan is an improv comedian and trans woman and former philosophy student