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Activist Quote by Chaz Bono

“Obviously the transgender movement has not progressed in the way that the gay and lesbian movement has. But I'm an activist - that's just the kind of person I am.” quote by Chaz Bono — Download Open image

“Obviously the transgender movement has not progressed in the way that the gay and lesbian movement has. But I'm an activist - that's just the kind of person I am.”

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I've been an activist in the LGBT community for a long time. I think nothing's changed, I'm just a little bit more focused on…

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Obviously the transgender movement has not progressed in the way that the gay and lesbian movement has. But Im an activist - thats just…

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A lot of parents never speak to their transgender kids again that's not the case in my family.

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Being self-supporting is important to me.

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For me, it was never a question of whether or not I was transgender. It was a question of what I'd be able to…

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I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.

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As you get older it's more confusing. Suddenly, there's more pressure to fit in to your assigned gender.

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I want to create a place where trans people and our allies could come together to share experiences, information and ideas. Being transgender or loving someone who is transgender can be challenging in our society and I hope that members of this site will also use this space as a place to support and encourage each other. Together, we can…

I'm just a regular guy. All these ideas that children shouldn't watch me, I'm going to be confusing, all this stuff, it's crazy.

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So when I was about 13 or 14, I realized I was attracted to women and then made the assumption that I was a lesbian, and didn't realize that that wasn't the case. It was the fact that I was a man and a heterosexual man. The issue wasn't my sexual orientation, but rather my gender identity.

I had felt uncomfortable as a woman my whole life.

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I always felt like the male from the time I was a child. There wasn't much feminine about me.

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