Music is my first love, where my artistic journey began.

As a general rule, I tend to collaborate with artists whose work I admire.

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

If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.

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.

I would love to see more dialogue around the "responsibilities" of art consumers - how can audiences better financially support artists we love, artists who are doing the work, so that artists have a more solid foundation upon which to make art?

As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.