"Happiness is hard to come by in this awful world, but the vast majority of trans people I know would..."

“Happiness is hard to come by in this awful world, but the vast majority of trans people I know would tell you that transitioning has made them happier and more whole, in spite of the horrific abuses they’ve faced. Friends I’ve known for years, who always seemed morose and quiet, suddenly blossomed after they finally told the world they were a different gender than the one assigned to them at birth, becoming vivacious and at ease in their own skin. And I’ve met so many wonderful trans kids who coped with massive obstacles in order to meet their own true selves.”

- America’s moral panic over trans people is stranger than fiction