"That's what I ate, slept and breathed, and that's what kept me alive. Rehearsal and theater and acting and writing poetry, and I look back on all that now, I'm thankful that I didn't give up because I have so much to offer."

"And recently, Mr. President, you swept the White House in the rainbow colors. Being the first...

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Don't think you're doing me a favor by noticing my masculinity in order to appease to your heteronormative standards. Start noticing your behaviors and habits, and ask yourself why femininity bothers you.

My mothers told me at a very young age that my family is unique. But for me, it is normal. However, I have not always been so comfortable with it.

How long is too long to be spending searching through someone else's multiple social media accounts?

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Within the general population, the attempted suicide rate is 1.6 percent, but in the transgender and gender nonconforming population, the rate of attempted suicide is 41 percent. Trans Lifeline, has reported that calls have doubled since the passing of North Carolina's bill, HB2.

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So what's the best advice I can give to others when they see a transgender citizen? Be kind and be patient. What if the transwoman that walked by you wasn't feminine enough? Be patient, she is learning every second she spends in public. Be kind, because the setting she is learning in is cold and unforgiving.

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New York City has brought the runway of RuPaul's Drag Race some of their most popular and controversial queens.

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It may very well be the case that the Sultan doesn't care about the boycott and that it doesn't have a monetary impact on him. But that's not the point. We're doing it because it is the right thing to do, and if that means we may never go back to the hotel so long as we live, then so be it.

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Sex is the pursuit of pleasure. It is not the putting of Tab A into Slot B. That is reproductive intercourse. It certainly can feel nice for a woman. But for more than 98 percent of women -- it is not the road to orgasm.

Political advocacy in the LGBT community comes in many forms. One can lobby for legislation, run for office, file a lawsuit or support those who...

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In the course of a day, nearly all LGBTQIA people in this country must be aware that their identity and even their sole existence may endanger their personal safety.

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I love you for this but I can't help but wonder -- what would we have time to talk about if being ourselves was universally accepted?

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As graduation season approaches, most seniors are focused on how to say good-bye to friends, who will sign their yearbook and plans for the future. But transgender students have a more basic question: will they be accepted and allowed to graduate as who they truly are?

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I would want them to realize that just because they don't understand, or even accept transgender people -- we exist, and we're human. And we have the same rights as anyone else -- or should have.

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For years, battles over transgender rights have been fought relatively quietly in state legislatures, the boardrooms of LGBT and progressive non-profit organizations and on the streets of America.