Experience Quote by Rebecca Root

I think that it's important to say that trans people exist, and we are valid, whether we choose to transition or not. It's really…

— Asia Kate Dillon

What I've learned about being trans in transition is just that sometimes good things don't happen when you try to rush things. Just as…

— Angelica Ross

The preoccupation with transition and with surgery objectifies trans people, and we don't get to really deal with the real lived experiences.

— Laverne Cox

When I realised I was transgender I was so afraid of what my transition would do to everyone else in my life and how…

— Chaz Bono

One of the things that is very uncomfortable to talk about with other trans women is that not everybody's transition is the same amount…

— Torrey Peters

The expectation that trans people must go away to medically transition strikes me as a burden. People have to work, to live their lives,…

— Torrey Peters

That's one of the biggest fears a lot of trans people have if they decide to come out, that they're making themselves unlovable and…

— Laura Jane Grace

Being transgender isn't a medical transition. It's a process of learning to love yourself for who you are.

— Jazz Jennings

Trans people are a minority. But for every person like me who's made a conscious step to do something about the feeling we've had…

— Rebecca Root

When you live this trans experience, there's a point and time in your life that you almost stop developing because you don't know where…

— Carmen Carrera

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