Trans Joy KC LLC is a community advocacy company based in Kansas City, Missouri ¹ that advocates in favor of pro-transgender policies and movements by organizing community events with trans-identified participants including a “Trans Joy Summer Camp.” ^{1 2}

Trans Joy KC was founded in 2023 by Kipp Ellis, who worked at the time at a local clinic providing gender reassignment health care services. ¹

Activities

Trans Joy KC claims to operate two sets of community-based events. The first are “Trans Joy in the Park” picnics, ³ at which attendees were still required to wear face masks as of April 2025. ⁴

The other is its “Trans Joy Camp,” a four-day nature camp ⁵ advertised as a “camping retreat for transgender and gender non-conforming folks of all ages.” ⁵ Trans Joy KC’s website notes that minors under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a legal guardian. ⁵

Activism

In March 2025, Trans Joy KC was one of the listed participants in the “Boots on the Ground Volunteer Fair” activism event sponsored by Boots on the Ground Midwest, a local affiliate of the Indivisible national left-of-center coalition founded after the first election of President Donald Trump in 2016. ^{6 7 8}

1. “About.” Trans Joy KC. Accessed April 7, 2025. https://www.transjoykc.com/about.
2. “Limited Liability Company Details as of 4/7/2025.” Missouri business filings. Accessed April 7, 2025. https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/BusinessEntityDetail.aspx?page=beSearch&ID=4690835.
3. “Upcoming Events.” Trans Joy KC. Accessed April 7, 2025. https://www.transjoykc.com/upcoming-events.
4. “Trans Joy in the Park.” Trans Joy KC. Accessed April 7, 2025. https://www.transjoykc.com/event-details-registration/trans-joy-in-the-park-2025-04-26-16-00
5. “Trans Joy Camp 2025.” Trans Joy KC. Accessed April 7, 2025. https://www.transjoykc.com/event-details-registration/trans-joy-camp-2025.
6. ^[1] Glynn, Earl F. “Boots on the Ground Midwest Promotes Progressive Organizing in KC Area.” Watchdog Lab, March 18, 2025. https://watchdoglab.substack.com/p/boots-on-the-ground-midwest-promotes.
7. Alfieri, Kat. “Boots on the Ground Volunteer Fair Is Speed-Dating for Activism.” The Pitch, February 25, 2025. https://www.thepitchkc.com/the-boots-on-the-ground-volunteer-fair-is-speed-dating-for-activism/.
8. “Action Is Power.” Boots on the Ground Midwest. Accessed April 7, 2025. https://bootsonthegroundmidwest.org/.