From TIME’s interview with actor Elliot Page:

Many of the political attacks on trans people—whether it is a mandate that bathroom use be determined by birth sex, a blanket ban on medical interventions for trans kids or the suggestion that trans men are simply wayward women beguiled by male privilege—carry the same subtext: that trans people are mistaken about who they are. ‘We know who we are,’ Page says. ‘People cling to these firm ideas [about gender] because it makes people feel safe. But if we could just celebrate all the wonderful complexities of people, the world would be such a better place.’

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Continue reading about how transitioning and access to gender-affirming healthcare can translate into regaining energy through Page’s story on acting and activism: https://time.com/5947032/elliot-page/