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You wish that everyone knew what cisgender meant. Everyone has access to Google. You can find out what's appropriate to ask a trans person.

— Trace Lysette

Unfortunately, it seems to me that when it comes to issues affecting the trans community, most people who are cisgender - a word describing…

— Chelsea Manning

The things trans people feel are things cis people feel.

— Torrey Peters

Because trans people are marked as artificial, unnatural, and illegitimate, our bodies and identities are often open to public dissection. Plainly, cisgender folks often…

— Janet Mock

There's a lot that cis and trans women have to say to each other. We're all dealt blows, and we move on with tenacity…

— Torrey Peters

Now that I'm out there and it's known that I'm trans, I think that sometimes might hinder my opportunity in snagging a big cis…

— Trace Lysette

A lot of cis people feel unable to discuss being attracted to trans women, and worry that some people will think they are closet…

— Rebecca Root

They cannot have cis people making decisions for trans people, period.

— Chappell Roan

Cisgender actors don't take trans roles out of malice. I think it's just failure to realize the context behind having cisgender people play transgender…

— Nicole Maines

People who are trans don't owe you their entire history right out the gate, just like you wouldn't walk up to someone and tell…

— Brian Michael Smith

I want people to know there's a million and one ways to be a trans woman, just like there's a million and one ways…

— Ethel Cain

Before transition, a lot of trans people pretend to be cis anyway, and in fact, after transition, a lot of trans people are in…

— Rebecca Root