Art Quote by Kate Bornstein

We need trans activists who are good, smart, informed and who can be strong voices against transphobia, homophobia and racism.

— Lux Pascal

I strongly support the rights of transgender individuals. I will not denigrate or deny their struggles. But I am concerned about the potential bad…

— Matt Gaetz

Any way that I can use my career or my platform to push along transgender visibility in the mainstream and society serves me on…

— Laura Jane Grace

I am arguing that it is a mistake for trans activists to focus our resources and attention on winning inclusion in legal equality frameworks,…

— Dean Spade

There is an awful lot of work to do to protect trans folks. We are still disproportionally poor and administratively and institutionally discriminated against…

— Chelsea Manning

Trans activism in the US has most frequently been grassroots, centered on poverty and criminalization, and often oppositional to the exclusionary "mainstreaming" threads in…

— Dean Spade

I'm representing the LGBT community, and I want to do well for them.

— Gus Kenworthy

Trans folk, especially of color, should not be obligated to help cis folk play catch-up on our experiences. The effort can detract from our…

— Janet Mock

I want to come and play in cities and states where transgender citizens are not discriminated against, where there's no hateful bathroom bills at…

— Jack Antonoff

I really would like to be an advocate for LGBT youth or transgender youth, or transgender people in general.

— Violet Chachki

I am going to ensure that LGBTQ Americans have full equality under the law and address the urgent crisis of violence against transgender women…

— Hillary Clinton

I want to be able to supply the knowledge that transgender women need in order to live peacefully and become accepted among all men…

— Carmen Carrera