thegreatandpowerfulversy:

official-spec:

kanaya mentions all trolls having black lips naturally, but only female trolls are seen with this implying this may be a form of sexual dimorphism in trolls. kanaya also applies black lipstick in this panel, which would then represent presented femininity. from this we can clearly infer kanaya is trans and uses black lipstick to combat dysphoria, in this essay i will

In addition, Kanaya once has to explicitly state that she is a girl after John assumes she’s a boy. She says “It Happens”, implying that John’s mistake is not an isolated case but rather a frequent occurrence. It is extremely common for trans women to be read as male by others, no matter how femininely they present, so we may take this as another piece of evidence that Kanaya is trans.