Community Quote by Caitlyn Jenner

It's true. I'm not a spokesperson. But I can say now that transgendered people like to be heard and to be respected.

— Kate Pierson

I don't dedicate my whole life to being a trans advocate. But I do believe that me, and how I represent myself and how…

— Carmen Carrera

I have always been aware that I can never represent all trans people. No one or two or three trans people can. This is…

— Laverne Cox

We don't agree with Caitlyn Jenner deciding she is the spokesperson for trans people.

— Genesis P-Orridge

I don't think that I'm embracing any kind of leadership for transparency or trans advocacy.

— Chelsea Manning

I am really passionate about transparency and trans rights issues, so I embrace these opportunities to speak. I try to stay in touch with…

— Chelsea Manning

I just hope I can use any fame that comes my way to show the public that trans people like me are just like…

— 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 think it's really important to champion stories from trans women and trans women of color. That demographic has gone unheard and unsupported for…

— Rhys Ernst

There are a whole bunch of people - Republicans or sports fans or reality TV fans - who probably would never have recognized that…

— Jill Soloway

I am not covering stories as a transgender reporter. I'm a reporter who is transgender. Otherwise, it would be like having a black reporter…

— Zoey Tur

I think I'm okay at talking about trans issues. I'm okay at it. But I think I'm good at fiction. And I'm good at…

— Torrey Peters