The track "Give Violence a Chance" was first released as part of the compilation album "NNT∞ Not Normal Presents... Hardcore" by the label Not Normal Tapes; the compilation was issued on December 22, 2015. When reviewing "Give Violence a Chance" for "Pitchfork", Nina Mashurova awarded the track the label of "Best New Track". "Trans Day of Revenge" was released worldwide via the group's Bandcamp page on June 13, 2016, a day after the Orlando nightclub shooting. The release date for the EP was set and revealed on June 11, a day before the shooting. Physical copies of the album were distributed in Boston, Massachusetts by Nervous Nelly Records, Olympia, Washington by Total Negativity Records, Canada by PANSY TWIST distro, and other territories by Sabtoge Records. The album was dedicated in memory of Adan Parker (July 11, 1990 – November 10, 2015), a punk musician who, according to his obituary in "Alaska Dispatch News", "believed deeply in social justice, was extremely principled and lived true to his strong personal values."