I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, exclusion, violence, and death. But it can also lead to love, understanding, transcendence,
I truly believe that the only way we will create a change is if we mobilize both men and women. It's about freedom.
Gender is performative, meaning, quite simply, that it is real only to the extent that it is performed."
The more people who come forward and share their stories, the more we realize how broad the spectrum of gender identity is, and how much love and respect there is for one another's journeys."
A lot of people don't realize that there's more than one way to be trans, just like there's more than one way to be a person.
Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong.
Gender, for me, has been an interesting journey, because it's so fluid, and in some cultures, there are more than just two genders. I'm learning that it's okay to be whatever I am.
We need to live in a culture that values and respects and looks up to and idolizes women as much as men.