--- title: "11 Trans Issues Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Trans Issues quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Trans Issues sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/van-jones-984_america_america-cannot-be-america-in-the-new-cen_685514.jpg" --- > [America cannot be America in the new century until it deals with these new questions of gender, including the trans issues, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/america-cannot-be-america-in-the-new-century-until-it-deals-with/) [Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/van-jones-984_america_america-cannot-be-america-in-the-new-cen_685514.jpg) > [Trans issues are also environmental issues. They're also healthcare issues. They're also national security issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-mcbride/trans-issues-are-also-environmental-issues-they-re-also-healthcare/) [Sarah McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-mcbride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/sarah-mcbride-8641_also_trans-issues-are-also-environmental-issu_2470650.jpg) > [He's trying to do info-tainment. He doesn't really want to talk about trans issues, he wants to sensationalize my life and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/he-s-trying-to-do-info-tainment-he-doesn-t-really-want-to-talk-about/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a9/janet-mock-2947_book_he-s-trying-to-do-info-tainment-he-doesn_2262846.png) > [A lot of the work I've been doing on camera has been me speaking on trans issues and illuminating things in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-harrison/a-lot-of-the-work-i-ve-been-doing-on-camera-has-been-me-speaking-on/) [Patti Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/patti-harrison-6137_art_a-lot-of-the-work-i-ve-been-doing-on-cam_1120960.jpg) > [It happens all the time! People are always talking about that explosive moment in their family history that sort of changed everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-light/it-happens-all-the-time-people-are-always-talking-about-that/) [Judith Light](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-light/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/judith-light-18805_cages_it-happens-all-the-time-people-are-alway_3123251.jpg) > [It's understandable why TV hasn't been diverse because a lot of TV writers are white dudes from Harvard. And white dudes from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-bloom/it-s-understandable-why-tv-hasn-t-been-diverse-because-a-lot-of-tv/) [Rachel Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/rachel-bloom-9942_diverse_it-s-understandable-why-tv-hasn-t-been-d_2625737.jpg) > [Many in the trans community are fed up with L.G.B.T. organizations that continue to erase trans identity or just give lip service…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/many-in-the-trans-community-are-fed-up-with-l-g-b-t-organizations/) [Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/laverne-cox-12172_absence_many-in-the-trans-community-are-fed-up-w_1160828.jpg) > [I think it is necessary to educate folks on trans issues and to make them aware of trans identities and normalise it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-maines/i-think-it-is-necessary-to-educate-folks-on-trans-issues-and-to-make/) [Nicole Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-maines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/nicole-maines-12524_i-think_i-think-it-is-necessary-to-educate-folks_1308861.jpg) > [YouTube has moved culture forward in attitudes - on refugees, on LGBT issues - especially trans issues. There was untapped demand there;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-wojcicki/youtube-has-moved-culture-forward-in-attitudes-on-refugees-on-lgbt/) [Susan Wojcicki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-wojcicki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/susan-wojcicki-7599_culture_youtube-has-moved-culture-forward-in-att_2238664.png) > [We had so many milestones in America. We were on our way to universal healthcare. We had gay marriage. We were talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/we-had-so-many-milestones-in-america-we-were-on-our-way-to-universal/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/beth-ditto-3017_gay_we-had-so-many-milestones-in-america-we_931939.jpg) > [Trans voices are really underrepresented, and trans stories are really underrepresented, and when they are presented, they're often reductive. I was interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellie-kendrick/trans-voices-are-really-underrepresented-and-trans-stories-are-really/) [Ellie Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellie-kendrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2b/ellie-kendrick-44229_communicate_trans-voices-are-really-underrepresented_1928267.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trans-issues/#itemlist", "name": "Trans Issues Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "America cannot be America in the new century until it deals with these new questions of gender, including the trans issues, and the questions around faith and Islam.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Van Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/america-cannot-be-america-in-the-new-century-until-it-deals-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/van-jones-984_america_america-cannot-be-america-in-the-new-cen_685514.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/van-jones-984_america_america-cannot-be-america-in-the-new-cen_685514.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/van-jones-984_america_america-cannot-be-america-in-the-new-cen_685514.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“America cannot be America in the new century until it deals with these new questions of gender, including…” — Van Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Trans issues are also environmental issues. 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We were on our way to universal healthcare. We had gay marriage. We were talking about gender fluidity and trans issues openly and discussing them with respect. It was almost to the point where educating people about transgender rights wasn't an issue. We were including trans people as a normal part of our conversations instead of seeing their presence as this shocking thing to the system. 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