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title: "6 Transgender Rights Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I want to make sure that people understand that, behind this national conversation around transgender rights, there are real people who hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-mcbride/i-want-to-make-sure-that-people-understand-that-behind-this-national/)

[Sarah McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-mcbride/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/sarah-mcbride-8641_communication_i-want-to-make-sure-that-people-understa_224306.jpg)

> [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)

> [You look at the Americans. They don't lack fervour in moral causes. They promote democracy, freedom of speech, women's rights, gay rights,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hsien-loong/you-look-at-the-americans-they-don-t-lack-fervour-in-moral-causes/)

[Lee Hsien Loong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hsien-loong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/lee-hsien-loong-7260_character_you-look-at-the-americans-they-don-t-lac_1365463.jpg)

> [I'm not generalizing anymore about men and women, because I think these old terms of "masculine" and "feminine" are going very fast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-longinotto/i-m-not-generalizing-anymore-about-men-and-women-because-i-think/)

[Kim Longinotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-longinotto/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/kim-longinotto-29058_categories_i-m-not-generalizing-anymore-about-men-a_2541330.jpg)

> [Access to public facilities like bathrooms is important for transgender people. But the fight for transgender rights does not begin and end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-mcbride/access-to-public-facilities-like-bathrooms-is-important-for/)

[Sarah McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-mcbride/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/sarah-mcbride-8641_door_access-to-public-facilities-like-bathroo_2741733.jpg)

> [2014 was a good year for transgender rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoey-tur/2014-was-a-good-year-for-transgender-rights/)

[Zoey Tur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoey-tur/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40a/zoey-tur-17776_gender_2014-was-a-good-year-for-transgender-rig_3154872.jpg)

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