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

I believe that the trans movement is at a crossroads. We have achieved an unprecedented level of visibility in the last couple of years. However, that's not the same thing as equality.

Disturbingly, the First Amendment, along with the Fourth Amendment - protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures, and requiring warrants - have been the major casualties of the shift in government policy in the last two decades. Unfortunately, I think that the biggest consequences of this tragedy won't be clear until it is far, far too late.

I think we can achieve meaningful change, but only if we demand that the institutions themselves change their behavior.

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.

I wanted the American public to know that not everyone in Iraq and Afghanistan were targets that needed to be neutralized, but rather people who were struggling to live in the pressure cooker environment of what we call asymmetric warfare.

There is far more to transitioning in the public eye than money, public relations, and logistics.