Transilient

A journey through the heart of your story.

Transilient is a traveling photo and interview-based project.

Transilient is a trans-led media collective training community artists, especially trans people in Western NC, to create nonfiction stories rooted in care and collaboration that affirm, connect, and celebrate people marginalized by gender, race, class, se We candidly document transgender and gender non-conforming people in their day-to-day lived realities using only their voices. The project attem

pts to humanize, educate and destroy the assumption that trans folks are solely defined by their physical experience and their oppression. Donate: https://donorbox.org/transilient-2018

06/23/2026

Meet Daniel, aka Blue Ridge Parkgay.

A q***r Appalachian singer-songwriter based in Asheville, NC, Daniel creates music that feels right at home in the world of Fixin’ to Stay. Blending the rich tradition of Southern storytelling with honest, and joyful narratives, his songs capture what it means to build a life, a community, and a sense of belonging in the South.

When we met Daniel, he performed his grant-winning single, “Where I’m From,” a powerful reflection on identity, place, and q***r power.

Artists like Daniel remind us that q***r stories have always been part of Appalachia’s past, present, and future.

Stay tuned as we continue to spotlight the South’s LGBTQ community, places, and stories while filming our documentary, Fixin’ to Stay.

More about Fixin’ to Stay here: https://wearetransilient.com/fixin-to-stay (link in bio)

CREATIVE:
Director: Basil Vaughn Soper Basil Vaughn Soper
Producer: Mikaela Reid Mikaela Reid
DP: RBJ (Rebecca Branson Jones) Rebecca Branson Jones
PA: Moraes “Mo” de Oliveira Barbosa Eduardo Moraes de Oliveira Barbosa
Assistant to the DP: Eric Byrer Eric Byrer
2nd Camera: Aarionna Clackler aarionna blu
Edited by: Basil Vaughn Soper

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06/17/2026

Meet Azrael Máel Eóin. Azrael

Acrobat. Artist. Southerner.

Splitting time between Asheville, NC, and Memphis, TN, Azrael uses movement to explore what words sometimes can’t. Their latest work examines the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, asking what it means to stay, rebuild, and carry grief in a changing landscape.

As Fixin’ to Stay follows stories across the Southeast and focuses on Western North Carolina and Memphis, we’re lucky to have met Azrael, whose work helps us understand q***r and trans power in the South beyond headlines and statistics. Through aerial performance and physical storytelling, he is exploring how communities adapt after disaster and what remains when the floodwaters recede.

The story of the South is not just one of survival. It’s one of creativity, connection, and finding new ways to hold each other up.

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06/02/2026

THIS FRIDAY! Free popcorn! Free candy! Amazing local LGBTQ film makers. Come see the trailer for ’s Whistle Down Wind and a reel from Fixin’ to Stay. Also! You can enter to win very gay raffle prizes.
DayTrip
Asheville, NC
8 PM- 10 PM ET
$5 donation at the door

05/14/2026

Southerners aren’t the enemy. Throwing us away means throwing away some of the most vulnerable and marginalized people in the country. We’ll still continue to fight back and do the work regardless but hating the South means your politics are myopic,to say it kindly. There must be solidarity with Southern people if we are to ever live in a country that stands up against fascist politicians and billionaires, where all people have bodily autonomy, where racial justice looks like actual justice and freedom, a world where trans and q***r people aren’t demonized, where rich pedophiles are held accountable, where the working class can survive, and we become something more than “climate resilient” and live in reciprocity with nature.

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05/07/2026

We’re excited to invite y’all to a special Pride Month fundraiser for Fixin’ to Stay on Friday, June 5th from 8 PM–10 PM at .avl in Asheville, NC!

Fixin’ to Stay is our upcoming documentary which challenges stereotypes about the Southeast by centering q***r and trans Southerners who are building q***r power, mutual aid networks, and progress across the region.

We’ll be screening our newest reel from the film alongside the trailer for Whistle Down Wind by , a q***r coming-of-age feature directed by and filmed entirely in Western North Carolina, with support from Campaign for Southern Equality, Cucalorus, the New Orleans Film Festival, and more.

Transilient has previously reached national and international audiences through our traveling trans documentary project, with coverage in Refinery29, OUT, an.schlage, Buzzfeed, and more. We’ve always been committed to skill-sharing and creating pathways for trans and q***r creators to break into documentary storytelling. The fundraiser helps us to keep doing this work!

📍 DayTrip
🗓 Friday: June 5, 2026
⏰ 8 PM–10 PM
🎟 $5 entry

Come watch, connect, and support q***r Southern filmmaking and enter a very gay raffle!! 🌈

The raffle featuring prizes from some of our local favorites (plus a few others!!):

SEE YOU THERE!!

04/15/2026

Day 2 of 3 shooting in Western NC for Fixin’ to Stay. We went to the parkway this am and then filmed with the incredible ! We even got a private performance! Follow him!

Parkway photos by

04/14/2026

Day 1 of 3 filming in Western NC. Thank you so much for meeting with us and being a part of Fixin’ to Stay. Best team! Best film! Best community to be filming with. Southern q***r and trans people are the future!

Photos by

04/08/2026

VENMO RAFFLE 🎟️

Support Fixin’ to Stay and win a shirt.

$5 = 1 entry
Send your entry between 4/8 and 4/15

When you pay on Venmo, include:
* your name, how to contact you, and shirt size (if you feel comfortable with those things) - best way to contact you if you win is important- can be email/ insta handle etc

Want better odds? You can enter multiple times, just send each entry as a separate payment.

While there isn’t a physical ticket, we’ll write everyone’s handle on a slip of paper, count how many times they entered, and draw that way!

We’ll contact the winner on 4/20 and ship the shirt soon after.

Every entry helps us keep telling q***r and trans Southern stories that deserve to be seen.

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New York, NY

Telephone

(917) 683-7569

Website

http://www.wearetransilient.com/fixin-to-stay

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