“It has to be our choice to talk or not talk about being trans, and - whether we talk about it or not - we still need to be recognized as whole, complex people. Our lives are truncated when we are seen only through the stereotypes of others, and we waste so much time struggling against those constraints. Whether it's on the front pages of in the workplace 'being trans' is never the most interesting thing about us. Accept it as one crucial part and then, please, keep listening.”