Which trans icon are you?

For Trans Awareness Month, we are honoring transgender icons who sparked movements, documented and told nuanced and layered stories about trans lives and took the risk to bloom in a binary society. Take this quiz to learn more about how your personality, tenacity and courage align with some of our favorite voices of trans liberation then and now.

How would you best describe your personality?

The vocal hopeful who dreams of a better future

The diplomat who takes a measured approach

The advocate who gets their point across no matter the delivery

The charmer who is great with people and can navigate any space

The scribe who chronicles each vital moment to hold onto the memories

You’re fired up about a political cause. How do you organize?

Full-on confrontational, even if it means pocketing a brick

Jotting down my thoughts and amplifying my voice on socials

Grabbing a megaphone and heading straight to the marches

Posting an Instagram carousel thirst-trap, followed by actionable resources

Speaking to the community and highlighting on-the-ground voices

You’re tasked with advocating for trans rights. What angle are you taking on to fight for the community?

Uplifting the rebels and ones who pay it no mind

Centering trans women of color from the South

Being a “mother” and uplifting what it means to build chosen family

Cultivating a brotherhood of trans men against toxic masculinity

Fighting against misinformation through research and journalism

You’re introducing a friend to queer history. Which queer film or book are you recommending?

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson on Netflix

The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life And Liberation

Paris Is Burning

Disclosure documentary on Netflix

We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film

You’re handed the auxiliary cord and tasked with playing music from an iconic queer musician/ally. Who do you play?

Janelle Monáe

Beyoncé

Madonna

Lil Nas X

Whitney Houston

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Marsha P. Johnson

You’re an iconic voice of justice, standing up for the rights of your community. Like prominent gay rights movement figure Marsha P. Johnson, you’re not afraid to get things started by taking action. You believe in an intersectional approach to human rights, tackling everything affecting your community, from systemic to day-to-day issues. When the world tries to tear you down, you take a page out of Marsha’s playbook and “You Pay It No Mind.”

Raquel Willis

You have a Southern charm that centers community and is well-versed in gauging what is needed to meet any moment adequately. Because of this, you tend to lean into creative ways to address various societal issues while keeping it gracefully cute, even when you have to be candid in standing up for justice. Like award-winning writer, activist, and media strategist Raquel Willis, you are dedicated to a values-first approach to liberation, always centering those in the margins. You are constantly blooming and growing into the person you were always meant to be.

Sylvia Rivera

You’re vocal and ready for the masses to hear your message. When folks try to toss you or your community to the side, you remind them of the injustice they are inflicting on others. Like tireless advocate Sylvia Rivera, you are the megaphone for the disregarded and silenced, continuously operating in the mindset that we are not free until the most marginalized are free. You don’t care whose feathers you ruffle and will challenge the status quo in the name of liberation.

Marquise Vilsón

You’re a social butterfly who listens and hears the concerns of other communities, ready to lend help in any way you can. Like actor, activist and member of the House of Balenciaga, Marquise Vilsón, your upbringing shapes who you are and guides you every day as you evolve into the person you are destined to be. When you make it, you leave the door open for others to walk through. You believe that true community requires oneself to always pass the baton to the next person.

Monica Roberts

You’ve got a fiery spirit that guides you on your journey, whether that leads to carving out your own path or renovating the binary roads of society. Like journalist, advocate and founder of the award-winning TransGriot Monica Roberts, you believe in “speaking truth to power” and making the world easier for younger generations. You believe in legacy and that liberation is an ongoing practice daily.