“...the weeping, the tears of the hosts, whose sympathy underscores the inherent tragedy of my life as a transgender person, and this moment fulfilling the cathartic arc of rejection to acceptance, without ever interrogating the pathology of a society that refuses to acknowledge the spectrum of gender in the exact same blind way they refuse to see a spectrum of race or sexuality.”

“We are told to remember the idea not the man, because a man can fail. After 400 yeas later an idea can still change the world”

“Not everyone believes as you do!!My beliefs do not require them to.”

“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....”

“I have a mouth for kisses / No one to give or to take / I have a heart in my bosom / Beating for nobody's sake.”

“The tears you cry are only spectrums compared to those of many others. Why do you expect my judgement? Will you ever learn your lesson?”

“Life can be seen through several spectrums of light, but it’s the person who is doing the soul searching that defines what they may see.”