Trace Lysette

I feel like if Hollywood can stretch for inclusion and intersectionality, and being intentional with its intersectionality, that that can ripple out…

— 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…

— Trace Lysette

It's not fun for an actor to be pigeonholed in any way.

— Trace Lysette

I used to watch 'Star Trek' on weeknights as a kid while I did my homework for school.

— Trace Lysette

Trans women are women, we're just a different type of women.

— Trace Lysette

I had a lot of fights in high school.

— 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…

— Trace Lysette

When we get to a point when trans folks are included in the creative process, the narrative will be much more authentic.…

— Trace Lysette

That is the next step for out trans actors - to just be treated as actors and not 'trans actors.'

— Trace Lysette

I recall the magic being on set for season one of 'Transparent.' The trans inclusivity of our set was unparalleled at the…

— 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…

— Trace Lysette

Trans folk are so often pushed to the margins and not afforded the resources and opportunities that some nontrans people are.

— 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…

— 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.…

— Trace Lysette

Drag was not only my introduction to womanhood, but my introduction to entertainment. It was the first time I realized that I…

— Trace Lysette

Trans women, and women in general, have so many constraints placed on our bodies. As women, we are told not to show…

— Trace Lysette

I always found when I was most focused, that's when I did the best financially.

— Trace Lysette

There are only so many 'series regular' trans roles on TV.

— Trace Lysette

Trans women are conditioned to accept that society sees us as overly sexualized objects - even more so than how society already…

— Trace Lysette

Sometimes you feel like the only resource you have is your body or your looks.

— Trace Lysette

My own experience of dating cis-hetero men has really been a challenge, because of the stigma they have to endure for attempting…

— Trace Lysette

You wish that everyone knew what cisgender meant. Everyone has access to Google. You can find out what's appropriate to ask a…

— Trace Lysette

I'm loving the fact that Hollywood is telling trans stories.

— Trace Lysette

I gave up my bread and butter to be an actress.

— Trace Lysette

I have lived my life putting work first, pushing myself to overcome obstacles to get the job done.

— Trace Lysette