I do not believe that the experience of a trans woman is the same as that of a person born female. I do not beli$eve that, say, a person who has lived in the world as a man for 30 years experiences gender in the same way as a person female since birth. ~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I don't think it's a good thing to talk about women issues being exactly the same as the issues of trans women. ~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Gender matters because of socialization. And our socialization shapes how we occupy our space in the world.To say this is not to exclude trans women from Feminism or to suggest that trans issues are not feminist issues or to diminish the violence they experience. ~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie