Black Trans Flourishing as a Sign (Semeia) of the Future: Revelation 12

This paper scripturalizes Revelation 12 through an Africana queer lens to advance the survival and flourishing of Black and brown people of transgender experience. The woman is read as a transcestor of trans women and gender non-conforming people from William Dorsey, Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, Pepper LaBeija, and RuPaul to signify a community screaming for survival, freedom, and flourishing. This approach brings Black Transgender Studies into conversation with the topic of Gender and the study of Revelation.