I& #39;m a trans woman.

In 1988 I wrote a novel TINY PIECES OF SKULL about trans life in 70s Chicago. It took me three decades to sell it whereupon it won a Lambda.

My poems DIALECTIC OF THE FLESH was shortlisted for a Lambda.

My translation of CATULLUS was praised by the TLS...

...and by the Bryn Mawr Classical Quarterly.

I& #39;m a moderately successful writer. In my 70s.

It took this long.

This is why it& #39;s important that there not be trans-hating bigots like Sasha White acting as gate-keepers in literary agencies.

People moan about cancelling, about silencing.

My work was largely silenced for thirty years.

And yes, I know about gatekeeping and its responsibilities. I& #39;ve worked as a reader in publishing for 40 years.

There are major writers and writers on here I helped get into print.

Being a bigot of any kind would mean that I was not doing my job properly.

That& #39;s why @TheTobiasAgency fired Sasha White.

Being grossly unprofessional.

It& #39;s not censorship to be fired for not doing your job properly. And if not doing your job properly is a matter of principle

Then getting fired is a consequence of sticking to your principles and maybe you shouldn& #39;t bitch about it too much.

I& #39;ve walked out of jobs or been fired or demoted for sticking by principles. It& #39;s how life sometimes is.