Celeste
Trans Activist
Celeste Trianon is a transfeminine jurist, activist, and law student located in unceded land traditionally in the custody of the Kanien’kehá:ka (commonly known as Montréal). Her work focuses on tackling the various barriers trans people consistently face in day-to-day life: whether that'd be stubborn government agents, bureaucratic barriers or plain injustices which existing systems uphold, she works to facilitate her community's well-being in spite of these. She also is a public speaker, focusing notably on the intersections between trans people and the law, as well as transgender social movements as a whole. In her spare time, she organizes a variety of community events, ranging from protests and gatherings to more light-hearted reunions. Her goal through all of this: facilitating trans joy and the celebration of queerness in its various forms, all whilst protecting fellow community members as whenever it becomes necessary.