Quality is my principle and qualified is my attitude.

We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That's okay.

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

We live in an uncertain world and we want to believe that what a man is and what a woman is-I know that. And people don't want to critically interrogate the world around them. Whenever I'm afraid of something or I'm threatened by something, it's because it brings up some sort of insecurity in me. I think the reality is that most of us are insecure about our gender. They think, 'Okay, if there's this trans person over here, then what does that make me?

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

It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.

When I was perceived as a black man I became a threat to public safety. When I was dressed as myself, it was my safety that was threatened.