States of Transformation Quotes

“I knew as soon as we heard her say her line, as soon as she jammed it into the conversation, “My partner is trans, FTM, I’m cis female.” She was young enough to state it like a challenge to the middle-aged, hoping someone would ask for clarification and allow her to exercise her superiority over us. She had no idea that your ears drank it in, your mouth tasted it, and your heart claimed it as your own.”
― Fiona Ashley, Transformation

“I learned my name in a story
punctuated by crickets chirping and chanclas clicking.”
― Alejandra Jimenez Armitage, Transformation

“But I don’t want this residual anxiety living in my blood; I don’t want these phantom aches in my limbs from when I was a teenager. I want the sequence of the pattern to stop. This is a data protection breach – I didn’t give my cells permission to store this information and I want it back.”
― Zoe Storrie, Transformation