52 Quotes by Trace Lysette

Drag was not only my introduction to womanhood, but my introduction to entertainment. It was the first time I realized that I could move a crowd.

My own experience of dating cis-hetero men has really been a challenge, because of the stigma they have to endure for attempting to love us.

It's not fun for an actor to be pigeonholed in any way.

I think it's really important to understand that every trans story is not the same, and we are as varied as any other group of people.

I don't have shame around where I've been or what I've done to survive to get to where I'm at in my life. When you don't have shame around something, it can't hurt you.

I think that trans women have endured a lot and they compromise a lot when dealing with cis hetero men.

Trans women are conditioned to accept that society sees us as overly sexualized objects - even more so than how society already sexualizes cis women. It's almost as if they don't see us as fully developed human beings.

We have to be intentional with including trans women, all women, all marginalized people. Whether we say 'Me Too' or call ourselves feminists or strive to create a diverse workplace that reflects the world we live in, it's all about being intentional.

Now that I'm out there and it's known that I'm trans, I think that sometimes might hinder my opportunity in snagging a big cis role.