This was a tough read but I’m finding it invaluable to read memoirs from other trans people. Elliot shares his battle with dysphoria in Hollywood and how ingrained the queerphobia and sexism is; but also the friendship and joy they have had on their journey:
> I was being told to lie and hide. It puzzled me to watch cis straight actors play queer and trans characters and be revered. Nominations, wins, people exclaiming, “How brave!”

> “Keep your personal life private, that is what I tell all my clients,” my manager would instruct me, while the same clients walked the red carpet with a spouse or came out as heterosexual in an interview. Being arm in arm walking down the street in paparazzi photos was a natural phenomenon, even encouraged for publicity.