"This is by no means a view universally held among trans people but, to me, to plead for acceptance on the basis that I was 'born this way' misses the point. It suggests that I believe I'm in the wrong, that I would change it if I could. That if only I hadn't had the gross misfortune to be born trans I would gladly throw myself at the feet of cisnormativity and assimilate.

I would not change it if I could. I have no interest in being straight. Heterosexuality holds no wonders for me. And, increasingly, I have no desire to be cis either. It would make life easier, perhaps, but I've come to like it here, at the intersection of trans and gay. This is where the world feels most vivid to me."