They wanted to force me to be someone that I wasn't. They wanted me to delegitimize myself as a trans woman and I was not taking that. As a proud black trans woman, I was not going to allow the system to delegitimize, hyper-sexualize and take my identity away from me.
CeCe McDonaldI would have rather been punished for asserting myself than become another victim of hatred.
CeCe McDonaldWe are all stronger, smarter, talented, beautiful, and more resilient than we were told.
CeCe McDonald