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When a trans woman gets called a man, that is an act of violence.


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It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.



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We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That's okay.



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If you have a problem with people living their lives and being authentically who they are, you really should go and do some soul-searching.



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We are born as who we are, the gender thing is something that is imposed on you.



By doing the work to love ourselves more, I believe we will love each other better.

By doing the work to love ourselves more, I believe we will love each other better.



There are lessons in everything. The bad, the good. Our job is to listen, and to continue to learn, so that maybe we get better at this. Maybe get better at life.

There are lessons in everything. The bad, the good. Our job is to listen, and to continue to learn, so that maybe we get better at this. Maybe get better at life.



When I was perceived as a black man I became a threat to public safety. When I was dressed as myself, it was my safety that was threatened.

When I was perceived as a black man I became a threat to public safety. When I was dressed as myself, it was my safety that was threatened.



I believe that when we love someone, we respect them, and we listen to them; we feel that their voice matters. And- we let them dictate the terms of who they are and what their story is.

I believe that when we love someone, we respect them, and we listen to them; we feel that their voice matters. And- we let them dictate the terms of who they are and what their story is.



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Whether you're transgender or not, most of us get to a point in our lives where we can no longer lie to ourselves.



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Believing that you are unworthy of love and belonging or that who you are authentically is a sin or is wrong, is deadly.





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We are the sum of who we are. We pick certain things at certain moments that influenced us.




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