For example, sometimes my mother tries to hide her Persian accent when she speaks, attempting to shield her Iranian roots. I can imagine that transgender people endure similar struggles, blanketing their true persona. Like Ms. Boylan, I think that we need to shrink chasms and extend bridges. I am not an accessory to try on and admire — and then take off when you get bored. Today, I want to major in anthropology, but yesterday I felt that environmental science was my calling.

Source: New York Times April 20, 2019 16:33 UTC