The photographs in Tuck and Roll by J Houston envision a utopic trans community located in the American Midwest. Existing outside of formal narratives often stereotyping the region, the portraits and domestic landscapes in the book are interwoven with hints of magical realism, and implicit connections between people and symbols. The photographs were primarily made between 2016 and 2021 across western Pennsylvania, Michigan, and upstate New York. J made the images with a focus on using large-format film, intending to slow down the photographic process to give value and importance to trans portrayal across the region. The book's title was repurposed and reclaimed from the definition of a specific move found in a Stonewall-era policing manual. The word tucking can refer to a gender presentation tactic used by transfemme and non-binary people, drag performers, and others within the queer community.