Experience Quote by Brian Michael Smith

Generally, I start by observing the existing and popular narratives in my social spheres and media, and the pressures I face in my own…

— Vivek Shraya

I don't really think that being trans is one of the most interesting things about me, but it's definitely a unique quality that adds…

— Ethel Cain

Perhaps if I was in a different profession, I wouldn't have worn 'trans' on my forehead. But there's a difference between not wanting to…

— Andreja Pejic

The basic building blocks of being trans are not 'other' to other people: the desire to be recognised by the people that you love…

— Torrey Peters

My aim is to change people's perceptions of what a hat can look like in the 21st century.

— Philip Treacy

There's something gorgeously ambiguous about being trans. That's something I love about being trans, is that I use it to my advantage to be…

— Rebecca Root

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

— Trace Lysette

I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting.

— Philip Treacy

Trans stories have now entered the mainstream in this fantastic way, but the most important thing is what follows from that is hopefully a…

— Tom Hooper

I've often been given the career advice to not wear too many hats, which, of course, has just encouraged me to wear other hats,…

— Matthew Brannon

I've had the honor of working with so many trans people as a hairdresser over my career in some way.

— Jonathan Van Ness

A lot of the work I've been doing on camera has been me speaking on trans issues and illuminating things in a comedic way.…

— Patti Harrison