I was five when I knew I was trans," Izzard said. "I loved playing football and I was very scrappy in school so no one said: 'You must be trans'. Kids are braver these days, I wasn't at that point.
When I came out in 85, there were no conversations about being trans. I was considered a non-person. I realised the conversations had to start."
"Some people and press were bemused, especially as I wore trousers at that point. So I thought: 'I'll throw on some makeup and a dress'. They still called me a mess, so I said, 'OK, I've gotta work on that'."
"I believe in the future, and hope we'll get to a place where we will say women's rights are human rights and trans rights are human rights. End of story."
Collection
[
|
...
]