"And there lies the crux of the issue -- the trans person, whether transsexual, transgender, or transvestite, is not seeking to change his or her identity at all. What trans people are trying to do is find a way of presenting their gender identity in such a way that the rest of the world will understand who they are." -- Stephen Whittle, The Transgender Debate: The Crisis Surrounding Gender Identity (Garnet & Ithaca Press, 2000) [via transquotes.tumblr.com]