"Recently I read an article about a trans, non-binary parent named Kori Doty who has been
disallowed from obtaining a birth certificate for their newborn baby, Sea. In British Columbia, where Doty lives, the law requires that every child be registered as exclusively female or male, and Doty refuses to comply."

"Dear Cher,
Yes, I loved a boy over the summer. But I met him in the winter. Remember?"

"I stopped asking, after that, whether I could do it. Instead it became a matter of how I would. Failures from then were just false approaches to a likely ultimate victory. It's amazing how big a difference self-doubt can make."