Being Quote by Gaby Hoffmann

We're trying to humanize the trans community. It's about showing us as normal, everyday human beings who just happen to be trans.

— Dominique Jackson

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

There's an expectation of producers and writers and directors perhaps, that trans people only want to play trans.

— Rebecca Root

When we have trans actors play trans characters, people can look onscreen and say, 'OK, this is what trans is.'

— Nicole Maines

When I was growing up, I didn't know of anybody who was trans. There was always, like, this shame, anxiety thing around all of…

— Teddy Geiger

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

I am happy being a man in a dress. Some people get confused and think I'm a trans woman, but I'm strict about the…

— Conchita Wurst

For me, there's always been a question of being trans and doing trans. Whether or not you're living as a trans woman, that doesn't…

— Torrey Peters

Everything is different circumstances, but the dignity of transness is that we get to be different individuals, have different stories, and connect through other…

— Lux Pascal

Being trans means different things to different people. Some people don't take hormones, some people don't have surgery, some people are just happy living…

— Courtney Act

To me, it feels like every time I'm watching some trans story, it's about their grief around their gender. And there's not really a…

— Patti Harrison

There's this belief sometimes from people who haven't lived the trans experience that's just like, 'You should tell everyone. You owe it to them.'…

— Brian Michael Smith