One of the most difficult parts of ‘The Trans List’ was coming up with a list of 11 people. For me, what was important was to ensure that we were as diverse as possible across a lot of different intersections. Janet Mock Read Quote
I just am trans. That’s just the way it is. I knew this as a child. But I was told that because I expressed femininity in a boy’s body, I needed to be silent about it. To be ashamed. That led to isolation, which then made it easier for me to be prey to a predator in my own home. Janet Mock Read Quote
I think a lot of people are very interested in why other people are trans or why people are gay. Janet Mock Read Quote
It’s great to engage with the mainstream media to get messages out, but the most empowering tool is to create records of our lives, and our own images, which are not filtered through judgements, biases, or misunderstandings. Janet Mock Read Quote
I get invited to a lot of college campuses, and administrators think it’s going to be a lecture on ‘trans-ness’ or whatever. But when young people get there, their questions are about just life. Janet Mock Read Quote
There’s a burden of responsibility for me to show up correct – in my head, if I don’t do it right, then I’ll get shut out, and then other trans women of color will be shut out. Janet Mock Read Quote
