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> [Going to meetings for Time's Up has been deeply affirming for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/going-to-meetings-for-time-s-up-has-been-deeply-affirming-for-me/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

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## More by Trace Lysette

> [I feel like if Hollywood can stretch for inclusion and intersectionality, and being intentional with its intersectionality, that that can ripple out past Hollywood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/i-feel-like-if-hollywood-can-stretch-for-inclusion-and/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [I'm not getting into rooms for cis roles. I started my career auditioning for those roles, and then I went to play trans roles.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/i-m-not-getting-into-rooms-for-cis-roles-i-started-my-career/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [It's not fun for an actor to be pigeonholed in any way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/it-s-not-fun-for-an-actor-to-be-pigeonholed-in-any-way/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [I used to watch 'Star Trek' on weeknights as a kid while I did my homework for school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/i-used-to-watch-star-trek-on-weeknights-as-a-kid-while-i-did-my/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [Trans women are women, we're just a different type of women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/trans-women-are-women-we-re-just-a-different-type-of-women/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [I had a lot of fights in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/i-had-a-lot-of-fights-in-high-school/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [As much of a privilege as it is to pass, it's painful. You have to compartmentalize your life. That's awkward. Dating can be horrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/as-much-of-a-privilege-as-it-is-to-pass-it-s-painful-you-have-to/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [When we get to a point when trans folks are included in the creative process, the narrative will be much more authentic. Trans actors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/when-we-get-to-a-point-when-trans-folks-are-included-in-the-creative/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [That is the next step for out trans actors - to just be treated as actors and not 'trans actors.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/that-is-the-next-step-for-out-trans-actors-to-just-be-treated-as/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [I recall the magic being on set for season one of 'Transparent.' The trans inclusivity of our set was unparalleled at the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/i-recall-the-magic-being-on-set-for-season-one-of-transparent-the/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [Trans talent is not even making it into the audition room, and we're not even being afforded the opportunity to tell our own stories.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/trans-talent-is-not-even-making-it-into-the-audition-room-and-we-re/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [Trans folk are so often pushed to the margins and not afforded the resources and opportunities that some nontrans people are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/trans-folk-are-so-often-pushed-to-the-margins-and-not-afforded-the/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [A lot of my chosen family is black and I say that unabashedly. For anyone who doesn't understand that, they just don't understand me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/a-lot-of-my-chosen-family-is-black-and-i-say-that-unabashedly-for/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [I lived what we call 'stealth' for a number of years. Even when I started acting in the industry, I didn't disclose. I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/i-lived-what-we-call-stealth-for-a-number-of-years-even-when-i/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

> [Drag was not only my introduction to womanhood, but my introduction to entertainment. It was the first time I realized that I could move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/drag-was-not-only-my-introduction-to-womanhood-but-my-introduction-to/)

[Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/)

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