In a lot of states LGBT people can be fired for just being gay or for just being trans. That's totally legal.

I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that.

Absolutely, I think coming out has allowed me to align who I am with with my creative self.

I'm a tomboy from Nova Scotia.

I've been in a few movies that really have the tendency to polarize people, and I kind of like that. I kind of like anything that pushes people's buttons. People will always take things as they want, and project stuff on it - it's just kind of what people do. Whether it's violence or teen pregnancy, whatever.

I don't get competitive, really. So I don't know. If I'm excited about something, hopefully someone will think, "Oh right, you should do this." And that's great. I'm not being very articulate about this. I just don't want to do stuff if I'm going to feel bummed out and uninspired.

To be in a position, at my age, where I am financially independent, I can help develop things, I can promote stuff that I believe in, I can say no a lot and spend time writing - that is a gift.