In 2022 alone, lawmakers filed over 250 anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Most targeting the trans community. After sparking a global movement to create trans-friendly barbershops and hair salons, Strands for Trans couldn’t sit by quietly.

So we joined forces with pop-culture icon Billy Porter and poet-influencer Lynae Vanee to takedown these anti-trans legislators. We debuted the content by geo-targeting the social feeds of attendees at the Texas GOP Convention in Houston. Petty? Maybe. Necessary? We certainly thought so.