--- title: "20 Trans Person Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 20 Trans Person quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Trans Person sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/trace-lysette-12900_opportunity_anytime-you-give-a-trans-person-an-oppor_2274913.jpg" --- > [Anytime you give a trans person an opportunity, especially an opportunity to be ourselves, you are promoting a shift in the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/anytime-you-give-a-trans-person-an-opportunity-especially-an/) [Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/trace-lysette-12900_opportunity_anytime-you-give-a-trans-person-an-oppor_2274913.jpg) > [Often people detransition because life as a trans person is very difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/often-people-detransition-because-life-as-a-trans-person-is-very/) [Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/torrey-peters-6000_because_often-people-detransition-because-life-a_2025217.jpg) > [You wish that everyone knew what cisgender meant. Everyone has access to Google. You can find out what's appropriate to ask a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/you-wish-that-everyone-knew-what-cisgender-meant-everyone-has-access/) [Trace Lysette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trace-lysette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/trace-lysette-12900_everyone_you-wish-that-everyone-knew-what-cisgend_1197359.jpg) > [Calling a trans person by their former name is referred to as "deadnaming" and is considered highly offensive to most trans people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-petrow/calling-a-trans-person-by-their-former-name-is-referred-to-as/) [Steven Petrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-petrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/steven-petrow-20998_calling_calling-a-trans-person-by-their-former-n_1926016.jpg) > [It shows more courage to leave the house as a trans person than Trump has ever had to show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-kenworthy/it-shows-more-courage-to-leave-the-house-as-a-trans-person-than-trump/) [Gus Kenworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-kenworthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/gus-kenworthy-8738_courage_it-shows-more-courage-to-leave-the-house_1985461.jpg) > [It would have been amazing to see a trans person in a show like 'Doctor Who.' In fact, to see a Trans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-root/it-would-have-been-amazing-to-see-a-trans-person-in-a-show-like/) [Rebecca Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-root/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5d/rebecca-root-9397_amazing_it-would-have-been-amazing-to-see-a-tran_1045462.jpg) > [It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/it-is-revolutionary-for-any-trans-person-to-choose-to-be-seen-and/) [Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/laverne-cox-12172_gender_it-is-revolutionary-for-any-trans-person_318545.jpg) > [Stepping into the gym or going out to do sports is a scary thing for a trans person - you feel like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carmen-carrera/stepping-into-the-gym-or-going-out-to-do-sports-is-a-scary-thing-for/) [Carmen Carrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carmen-carrera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/carmen-carrera-7303_everyone_stepping-into-the-gym-or-going-out-to-do_1871461.jpg) > [Before transition, a lot of trans people pretend to be cis anyway, and in fact, after transition, a lot of trans people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-root/before-transition-a-lot-of-trans-people-pretend-to-be-cis-anyway-and/) [Rebecca Root](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-root/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/rebecca-root-9397_actors_before-transition-a-lot-of-trans-people_2571636.jpg) > [I can remember back to being 5 and looking in the mirror, feeling like a girl and wanting that. But growing up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/i-can-remember-back-to-being-5-and-looking-in-the-mirror-feeling-like/) [Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/teddy-geiger-14411_girl_i-can-remember-back-to-being-5-and-looki_1864442.jpg) > [It is not a woman’s duty to disclose that she’s trans to every person she meets. This is not safe for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/it-is-not-a-woman-s-duty-to-disclose-that-she-s-trans-to-every-person/) [Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/janet-mock-2947_accusing_it-is-not-a-woman-s-duty-to-disclose-tha_1588830.png) > [As a prominent trans person, you hope that someone feels they know you and then thinks of you at the polls; you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/contrapoints/as-a-prominent-trans-person-you-hope-that-someone-feels-they-know-you/) [ContraPoints](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/contrapoints/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/contrapoints-21760_hope_as-a-prominent-trans-person-you-hope-tha_358237.jpg) > [Surgical intervention can be precisely what a trans person needs - it is also not always what a trans person needs. Either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-butler/surgical-intervention-can-be-precisely-what-a-trans-person-needs-it/) [Judith Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/judith-butler-1374_courses_surgical-intervention-can-be-precisely-w_2569541.jpg) > [Feeling comfortable with your body as you go through a transition is not easy, and honestly, as a trans person on hormones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carmen-carrera/feeling-comfortable-with-your-body-as-you-go-through-a-transition-is/) [Carmen Carrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carmen-carrera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/carmen-carrera-7303_body_feeling-comfortable-with-your-body-as-yo_2827366.jpg) > [As a trans person, I don't feel welcome in most public spaces. Especially now with Trump, I don't feel faith or recognize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-jane-grace/as-a-trans-person-i-don-t-feel-welcome-in-most-public-spaces/) [Laura Jane Grace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-jane-grace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97c/laura-jane-grace-4849_faith_as-a-trans-person-i-don-t-feel-welcome-i_1669422.jpg) > [It is always brave to insist on undergoing transformations that feel necessary and right even when there are so many obstructions to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-butler/it-is-always-brave-to-insist-on-undergoing-transformations-that-feel/) [Judith Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/judith-butler-1374_brave_it-is-always-brave-to-insist-on-undergoi_2198776.jpg) > [I am transgender, so 'he' is not appropriate and 'she' is problematic. I haven't been one to wage war with society to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-hegarty/i-am-transgender-so-he-is-not-appropriate-and-she-is-problematic-i/) [Antony Hegarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-hegarty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/antony-hegarty-24368_addresses_i-am-transgender-so-he-is-not-appropriat_160475.jpg) > [It's not a cis-man becoming a cis-woman. It's a trans person just being who they want to be. This is how I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-geiger/it-s-not-a-cis-man-becoming-a-cis-woman-it-s-a-trans-person-just/) [Teddy Geiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-geiger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/teddy-geiger-14411_change_it-s-not-a-cis-man-becoming-a-cis-woman_2423718.jpg) > [“Books were irreplaceable to me as a teenage trans person trying to figure out my identity. I bought or borrowed every one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-kellaway/books-were-irreplaceable-to-me-as-a-teenage-trans-person-trying-to/) [Mitch Kellaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-kellaway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/mitch-kellaway-52397_book_books-were-irreplaceable-to-me-as-a-teen_297317.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-person/#itemlist", "name": "Trans Person Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anytime you give a trans person an opportunity, especially an opportunity to be ourselves, you are promoting a shift in the way society sees us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Trace Lysette" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trace-lysette/anytime-you-give-a-trans-person-an-opportunity-especially-an/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/trace-lysette-12900_opportunity_anytime-you-give-a-trans-person-an-oppor_2274913.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/trace-lysette-12900_opportunity_anytime-you-give-a-trans-person-an-oppor_2274913.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/trace-lysette-12900_opportunity_anytime-you-give-a-trans-person-an-oppor_2274913.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Anytime you give a trans person an opportunity, especially an opportunity to be ourselves, you are promoting…” — Trace Lysette", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Often people detransition because life as a trans person is very difficult.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Torrey Peters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/often-people-detransition-because-life-as-a-trans-person-is-very/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/torrey-peters-6000_because_often-people-detransition-because-life-a_2025217.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/torrey-peters-6000_because_often-people-detransition-because-life-a_2025217.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/torrey-peters-6000_because_often-people-detransition-because-life-a_2025217.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Often people detransition because life as a trans person is very difficult.” — Torrey Peters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You wish that everyone knew what cisgender meant. 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