The preoccupation with transition and with surgery objectifies trans people, and we don't get to really deal with … - Laverne Cox

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In Castling, the King must be moved first, or before the Rook is quitted. If the Rook be quitted before the King is touched, the opposing player may demand that the move of the Rook shall stand without the Castling being completed.

Laverne Cox

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

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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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Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and everyone of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor and how we might be able to become liberators for ourselves and for each other.

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I think transwomen, and transpeople in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman on your own terms. A lot of what feminism is about is moving outside of roles and moving outside of expectations of who and what you're supposed to be to live a more authentic life.

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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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Success is a tricky mistress. It's nice to have but it's a tricky thing to embrace.

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