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

Healthcare for trans women is a necessity. It is not elective. It is not cosmetic. It is life saving.

When you train as a dancer, you understand you have to work exceptionally hard. I think dancers are the hardest - working people in show business. You have to push your body beyond where you thought it could go. It's athleticism. Perfection doesn't exist, but with classical ballet, there is an ideal, and I got obsessed with that ideal. In some ways, it was problematic because I don't have an ideal ballet body, but the discipline is what I carry with me to this day. That's my park, the discipline of dancing.

I'm so grateful that I had the luxury of transitioning in private. Because when you transition in the public eye, the transition becomes the story.

I believe if we have something that we love to do, that can save our lives. That can get us through.

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.

Quality is my principle and qualified is my attitude.