Trace Lysette

As a trans woman, I have always had to rise up and take the high road.

— Trace Lysette

Trans women should be accepted and celebrated, whether they look a little bit more on the masculine side of the spectrum or…

— Trace Lysette

Anytime you give a trans person an opportunity, especially an opportunity to be ourselves, you are promoting a shift in the way…

— Trace Lysette

Oftentimes, I feel like, because of my cisnormative look or my aesthetics, that sometimes my talent might get overlooked.

— Trace Lysette

I think that a lot of times people don't understand the bravery that's involved with the Me Too movement.

— Trace Lysette

I don't have shame around where I've been or what I've done to survive to get to where I'm at in my…

— Trace Lysette

How will I become Meryl Streep if I can't even get in the door with Jennifer Lawrence for the same role? I…

— Trace Lysette

How often do we get to see trans people interacting with each other onscreen? We have friends. Hello? We're people. We're not…

— Trace Lysette

Everyone has a voice. I mean, that's the good side to the Internet Age and social media. Obviously, there's negatives to it,…

— 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 happen to believe that trans people are anointed, and because of our experiences and the unique way we see the world,…

— Trace Lysette

We have to be intentional with including trans women, all women, all marginalized people. Whether we say 'Me Too' or call ourselves…

— Trace Lysette