None of the Above Quotes

“I believe my transness is a reactionary fact, not an innate one. I am trans because the world made me so, not because I was born different. I am trans because the systems the world operates through force me to be so, not because of genetics. I am trans because of you, not because of me. I did not aways know, because I once imagined a world where I would not have to know.”
― Travis Alabanza, None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary

“It is sad how often love and acceptance are conditional on how well we can conform. That even in the smallest acts of gender non-conformity, love can be lost.”
― Travis Alabanza, None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary

“When a part of you is so heavily scrutinised and interrogated, in order to protect yourself you have to present it as immutable.”
― Travis Alabanza, None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary