I was assigned male at birth, is the way I like to put it, because I think... we're born who we are... and the gender thing is something someone imposes on you. And so, I was assigned male at birth, but I always felt like I was a girl.

I'm a Self-made Woman in Every Sense of the Word

The preoccupation with transition and with surgery objectifies trans people, and we don't get to really deal with the real lived experiences.

When a trans woman gets called a man, that is an act of violence.

I'm always skeptical about representations of trans people, especially when trans people are not making the work.

When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference.

I believe that when we love someone, we respect them, and we listen to them; we feel that their voice matters. And- we let them dictate the terms of who they are and what their story is.