Jiya James Wesson
@jiyajames.bsky.social
Yoga Student, Instructor and Retreat Leader. 🏳️⚧️
"She brings torrents of rhapsody
drowning you in her rousing sea
enslaved within her crimson most
her cobra kiss you cannot resist"
Photos by Roberta Osmers. Poem by Kenn McDowl. Makeup and costume by me! #qchalloweenwalk #halloweencostume #Halloween2025 #halloweenphotography
drowning you in her rousing sea
enslaved within her crimson most
her cobra kiss you cannot resist"
Photos by Roberta Osmers. Poem by Kenn McDowl. Makeup and costume by me! #qchalloweenwalk #halloweencostume #Halloween2025 #halloweenphotography
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"She brings torrents of rhapsody
drowning you in her rousing sea
enslaved within her crimson most
her cobra kiss you cannot resist"
Photos by Roberta Osmers. Poem by Kenn McDowl. Makeup and costume by me! #qchalloweenwalk #halloweencostume #Halloween2025 #halloweenphotography
drowning you in her rousing sea
enslaved within her crimson most
her cobra kiss you cannot resist"
Photos by Roberta Osmers. Poem by Kenn McDowl. Makeup and costume by me! #qchalloweenwalk #halloweencostume #Halloween2025 #halloweenphotography
First set of photos from the Halloween shoot - already thrilled! #halloween #halloweenphotoshoot #HalloweenPhotos #halloweenphotography #livingmybestlife #ExistenceIsResistence #transgenderwoman
October 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
First set of photos from the Halloween shoot - already thrilled! #halloween #halloweenphotoshoot #HalloweenPhotos #halloweenphotography #livingmybestlife #ExistenceIsResistence #transgenderwoman
My buddy Memento Morty and I at the Statik Studio Halloween photo shoot! Some great costumes on display and I can't wait to see all the photos! #qchalloweenwalk #livingmybestlife #transgenderwoman
September 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My buddy Memento Morty and I at the Statik Studio Halloween photo shoot! Some great costumes on display and I can't wait to see all the photos! #qchalloweenwalk #livingmybestlife #transgenderwoman
If it's showtime it's go time! Loved performing on stage with my dance instructor; our duet went really well! The entire show was great and it was special to be a part of the dressing room banter and sisterhood as we helped with makeup and the pre-show nerves! #heelsdancer #livingmybestlife
September 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If it's showtime it's go time! Loved performing on stage with my dance instructor; our duet went really well! The entire show was great and it was special to be a part of the dressing room banter and sisterhood as we helped with makeup and the pre-show nerves! #heelsdancer #livingmybestlife
It was a beautiful evening for a Big Fat Greek Festival in Rock Island! Shared a gyro and some souvlaki and then joined in the dancing! #livingmybestlife #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
September 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It was a beautiful evening for a Big Fat Greek Festival in Rock Island! Shared a gyro and some souvlaki and then joined in the dancing! #livingmybestlife #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
It was a night for glowing bicycles, beautiful subsets over the river and good times with friends! #livingmybestlife #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
August 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
It was a night for glowing bicycles, beautiful subsets over the river and good times with friends! #livingmybestlife #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
Me by the painting of me by the incredibly talented Sam McFarland and then with the artist herself at her gallery show, Extinction, which features multiple portraits of local #transgender people. I was incredibly honored to be a part of the gallery. #translivesmatter #transgenderwoman
July 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Me by the painting of me by the incredibly talented Sam McFarland and then with the artist herself at her gallery show, Extinction, which features multiple portraits of local #transgender people. I was incredibly honored to be a part of the gallery. #translivesmatter #transgenderwoman
#livingmybestlife #transjoy #existenceisresistance a weekend visit to Cincinnati where I got to see both family and old friends, take in a #Reds game, go shopping at Jungle Jim's grocery and visit my alma mater, #miamiuniversity
July 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
#livingmybestlife #transjoy #existenceisresistance a weekend visit to Cincinnati where I got to see both family and old friends, take in a #Reds game, go shopping at Jungle Jim's grocery and visit my alma mater, #miamiuniversity
21st century girls can rally against fascism in the blazing sun and then bring the pretty to the anniversary party right after!
June 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
21st century girls can rally against fascism in the blazing sun and then bring the pretty to the anniversary party right after!
Showtime! Black Hawk College Community Chorale performed our end of the year concert tonight and it was a great time. Sing pretty and you get flowers from your amazing wife: love you! #livingmybestlife #existanceisresistance #transgenderwoman
May 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Showtime! Black Hawk College Community Chorale performed our end of the year concert tonight and it was a great time. Sing pretty and you get flowers from your amazing wife: love you! #livingmybestlife #existanceisresistance #transgenderwoman
Claiming my name beyond the id docs. Thanks to the amazing Sam Mcfarland, artist and owner of Painted Monkey Tattoo for helping make the whole experience amazing! Thanks also to my wife for moral support and photos! #livingmybestlife #firsttattoo #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
May 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Claiming my name beyond the id docs. Thanks to the amazing Sam Mcfarland, artist and owner of Painted Monkey Tattoo for helping make the whole experience amazing! Thanks also to my wife for moral support and photos! #livingmybestlife #firsttattoo #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
A set from a photo shoot at @atlascollectiveqc.bsky.social bookstore (one of my favorite places) with @wezzdelarosa.bsky.social behind the camera. The future is inclusive! #existenceisresistence #transgenderwoman
April 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A set from a photo shoot at @atlascollectiveqc.bsky.social bookstore (one of my favorite places) with @wezzdelarosa.bsky.social behind the camera. The future is inclusive! #existenceisresistence #transgenderwoman
Great night out with friends at the local #indoorfootballleague game. #livingmybestlife #existenceisresistence #transgenderwoman
April 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Great night out with friends at the local #indoorfootballleague game. #livingmybestlife #existenceisresistence #transgenderwoman
Range time! My friend Audrie and I burned through a few hundred rounds on my #taurus #revolver at the pistol range. I won't win any precision shooting contests I will hit what I aim at. I am definitely a #wheelgun girl! #transguns #liberalgunowner #transgenderwoman #ExistenceIsResistance
April 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Range time! My friend Audrie and I burned through a few hundred rounds on my #taurus #revolver at the pistol range. I won't win any precision shooting contests I will hit what I aim at. I am definitely a #wheelgun girl! #transguns #liberalgunowner #transgenderwoman #ExistenceIsResistance
I was just a "little" bit excited about visiting #sheddaquarium for the young one's 18th birthday! #beluga whales are cool! #livingmybestlife #existenceisresistence #transgenderwoman
April 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I was just a "little" bit excited about visiting #sheddaquarium for the young one's 18th birthday! #beluga whales are cool! #livingmybestlife #existenceisresistence #transgenderwoman
#transdayofvisibility is every day! I was visibile the entire month of March! #existenceisresistence #transgenderwoman
April 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
#transdayofvisibility is every day! I was visibile the entire month of March! #existenceisresistence #transgenderwoman
Yoga classes this morning are at Rock Island YMCA at 8: 15 am and then at 9:45 am at Utica Ridge Y in Davenport. This evening I will be back at the Rock Island Y for a 6:30 pm class. Please bring your own mat. #yoga #ymca #tagtheqc #yogaeverydamnday #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
April 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yoga classes this morning are at Rock Island YMCA at 8: 15 am and then at 9:45 am at Utica Ridge Y in Davenport. This evening I will be back at the Rock Island Y for a 6:30 pm class. Please bring your own mat. #yoga #ymca #tagtheqc #yogaeverydamnday #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
#transdayofvisibility plus #HappyBirthday to my youngest! #transgenderwoman #nonbinary #existenceisresistence
March 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
#transdayofvisibility plus #HappyBirthday to my youngest! #transgenderwoman #nonbinary #existenceisresistence
Friday yoga schedule begins at the Rock Island Fitness and Athletic Center with a 9 am class; drop-ins welcome ($12). Then 12:15 pm at the Moline/East Moline branch of 2 Rivers YMCA. #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #tworiversymca #rifac #tagtheqc #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
March 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Friday yoga schedule begins at the Rock Island Fitness and Athletic Center with a 9 am class; drop-ins welcome ($12). Then 12:15 pm at the Moline/East Moline branch of 2 Rivers YMCA. #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #tworiversymca #rifac #tagtheqc #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
Yoga classes today are at 9:45 am at Utica Ridge Y in Davenport; then at noon at the Rock Island YMCA. Please bring your own mat! #Yoga #ymca #tagtheqc #yogaeverydamnday #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
March 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Yoga classes today are at 9:45 am at Utica Ridge Y in Davenport; then at noon at the Rock Island YMCA. Please bring your own mat! #Yoga #ymca #tagtheqc #yogaeverydamnday #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
Yoga classes this morning are at Rock Island YMCA at 8: 15 am and then at 9:45 am at Utica Ridge Y in Davenport. This evening I will be back at the Rock Island Y for a 6:30 pm class. Please bring your own mat. #yoga #ymca #tagtheqc #yogaeverydamnday #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman
March 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Yoga classes this morning are at Rock Island YMCA at 8: 15 am and then at 9:45 am at Utica Ridge Y in Davenport. This evening I will be back at the Rock Island Y for a 6:30 pm class. Please bring your own mat. #yoga #ymca #tagtheqc #yogaeverydamnday #existenceisresistance #transgenderwoman