Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.

I didn't want to give the white reader an opportunity to think of racism as imaginary - a sentiment that is already a central barrier in addressing the problem.

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.

I especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our "acceptance" of "diversity."

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."

Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.