There are still many homeless trans folk wandering the streets. They are still harassed on the street by bystanders and police officers. We still face many administrative hurdles in every aspect of our lives. If anything, things are actually getting harder for us, because now there are people who are using our visibility as an excuse to say that we are already receiving fair and honest treatment, when the reality is that we are still in bad shape as a community.

Donations to my legal defense fund really help, and I think keeping me motivated and spreading the message are also very important.

I regret if my actions hurt anyone or harmed the United States. It was never my intent to hurt anyone. When I chose to disclose classified information, I did so out of a love for my country and a sense of duty to others.

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

I lived a few miles outside of a tiny town in central Oklahoma. I would often run amok though the fields of wheat, the patches of trees, along the railroad tracks, and on red dirt roads. This had a profound effect on my view of the world - vast, open-ended, full of opportunity, and ready for exploration.

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.

While being tossed around the world from place to place as a teenager, I wasn't really tethered to any place or anyone.