I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is a truthful story, a person that you and I might truly encounter.

My fears came true: People called me fat and hideous, and I lived. And now I keep living.

But I want to tell my stories, more than that, I have to in order to stay sane.

My uncle's a lawyer and I remember going to see him in court and thinking, 'That's cool, too bad I could never be a lawyer.'

It doesn't occur to so many people that if you don't have a clear heterosexual, gender confirming identity that there are parts of day-to-day life - like using a bathroom or getting your clothes - that just aren't going to be as easy.

sometimes I was so bored that I started arguments just to experience the rush of almost losing him.

Barbie’s disfigured. It’s fine to play with her just as long as you keep that in mind.