“If signed into law, civil rights organizations, including the ACLU, have vowed to challenge it in court.”— Amanda Arnold, thecut.com
“Seventeen years, that world was mine. And for seven of those years, it was entirely mine; not a living soul knew anything about it. And I can’t just uproot that from all the personal experiences that informed those stories and say, ‘I’m throwing that away now.’ And that’s how that would feel.”— Molly Fischer, thecut.com
“No TERFs or transphobes can take this joyful moment away — nor should they be centred in any narrative about trans people anyway.”— Elly Belle, refinery29.com
“Many of the exiled groups behind them have little in the way of shared ideology or politics, but they do share a fixation on the way they’ve been persecuted. And they raise a whole new set of questions about how to break down the internet’s structural penchant for hate.”— Kaitlyn Tiffany, theatlantic.com
“I’m in a hoodie and yoga pants, I’m completely covered up, I’ve got my mask on. Who cares if I’m trans? How does this affect your life?”— Laverne Cox, theguardian.com
“JK Rowling has deleted a tweet expressing her love of fellow author Stephen King, after he confirmed that he supports trans women.”— Ellie Harrison, independent.co.uk
“Rowling's statements can't take away what Harry Potter gave them.”— Lauren Strapagiel, buzzfeednews.com
“Racism isn't a Black people problem, it's a White people problem that impacts Black people. And the same is true of transphobia. It's a cis people problem. Trans people shouldn't be expected to solve it. That's on us”— Andrew James Carter, forbes.com
“Victoria’s Secret not budging in response to calls for a more inclusive fashion show feels more like the corporate exception than the rule. And it places the brand in a conundrum.”— Alex Abad-Santos, vox.com
“I am not asking to be carried through this nightmare of healing. I am demanding to be heard.”— Alexandra Billings, huffingtonpost.com
“This pervasive idea that trans women deserve violence needs to be abolished. It's a socially sanctioned practice of blaming the victim. We must begin blaming our culture, which stigmatizes, demeans and strips trans women of their humanity.”— Janet Mock, amazon.com