I don't think that I'm embracing any kind of leadership for transparency or trans advocacy.

I think the increased ubiquity of the internet and networked computing in general allowed me to have some tether no matter where I was geographically. I could log in to a computer from anywhere in the world and access the same information and the same people. It allowed me to transcend the physical differences.

I think it's actually kind of sweet how there is a reciprocal effect that our stories can have on each other.

As a young kid, I spent a lot of time exploring the world around me.

On a transparency front, I would say that I certainly dream of a world in which our local, state, and national and international governments and other organizations have a 21st century, digital-era transparency built into them by default.

I can only ask of those who care about me and the issues in my case to support me and spread the word about what is going on.

If an organization produces a document, it should be made public as soon as possible.