Forget Gender Reassignment. You Can Now Identify as Mermaid.

Earlier this year, a hundreds of people from around the world who identify as mermaids and mermen got together in Greensboro, North Carolina, for the world’s largest first MerMania meetup.

The event was created by 200 eco-activists with the intention of focusing on environmental issues that affect our oceans, according to TWC News. The merfolk attendees ranged in all sizes, ages, and genders, and spent hours swimming across an Olympic-sized pool in bedazzling handmade fins and tails and makeup.