I think white artists have a responsibility to be not only naming white supremacy, but to be using their power and privilege to support artists of color.

When I wouldn't leave home without my blue contacts or when I was bleaching my hair, I didn't have the language to articulate that I was trying to assimilate to whiteness. If anything, I was trying to "look normal."

I feel like I have had to catch up to the art I've made, and learn from the protagonists I have written, especially in relation to gender.

In my thirties, I have felt a greater urgency to make art that highlights what it feels like to be racialized, likely due to living in a country that obscures our racism with the idea of "multiculturalism."

My intention was never to write a "trans novel" - which is perhaps an effective strategy for writing a trans novel.

Children are receptive to talking about gender creativity, confirming the importance of the book as a means to instigate this dialogue at an early age.

My art career often feels less like an art career and more like a career in educating, usually by using my body.