I was told I'd never work again, but once you come out, it's like someone turns on the lights, and your life will be different. Zoey Tur More Quotes by Zoey Tur More Quotes From Zoey Tur 2014 was a good year for transgender rights. Zoey Tur yeargoodtransgenderrights I love breaking news. And I was always trying to create the new, the next thing in television news. So I was the first to do overnight news. Zoey Tur newnewslovetelevision In covering breaking news, there's no better way than using a helicopter. Zoey Tur helicopterbetternewsway I'm not loved by GLAAD or by HRC. I'm not going to be a spokesman for those groups, which are based on fundraising. Zoey Tur whichthosegoingloved Everything about the Kardashian family's public image centers around shock and dysfunction - the very image the trans people are trying to shed. Zoey Tur everythingfamilytryingpeople Television has played an important role in normalizing the experiences of gay men and lesbians in America. Zoey Tur gayimportantmentelevision If what the transgender movement seeks is acceptance, association with the Kardashian circus is the last thing it needs. Zoey Tur lasttransgendercircusacceptance While television can help normalize the lives of marginalized people, it also can exploit their hardships and reinforce stereotypes, reducing their lives to mere entertainment. Zoey Tur hardshipsstereotypeshelppeople There's diversity in nature, so why not the media? Zoey Tur whydiversitymedianature Transgender people really are misunderstood. Zoey Tur transgendermisunderstoodpeople When I saw that Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion, I was dumbfounded! Why would Google get into bed with thieves? They've built a huge audience on the backs of copyright holders - and then they say I have to monitor them? Zoey Tur they-sayyoutubesaybed Instead of doing what everybody else does and sue the city of Los Angeles, I decided I was going to run for mayor. Zoey Tur goingcitydoingrun I tell the truth. That's my training as a reporter. Zoey Tur reportertelltrainingtruth I'm not going to lie to people. Zoey Tur goingliepeople I know the way this city works. We have one of the most corrupt cities in the country. The reason it's so corrupt is because everybody thinks it's honest, and it's not. You know the truth when you go to Chicago. The difference here in Los Angeles is you believe it's honest - and that's dangerous. Zoey Tur cityyoutruthbelieve One thing I quickly discovered as a female pilot - ditch the heels! Zoey Tur ditchpilotheelsone-thing When I was going through transition, I didn't push it on everyone. Zoey Tur goingeveryonepushthrough If someone asks about sexual reassignment surgery, you are supposed to say, 'Why are we talking about that?' But I am a post-op transsexual. And I am a reporter. If you can explain and talk about it, you demystify it. And if you demystify it, it's not an issue. Zoey Tur i-amsomeoneyoutalking The Jewish Orthodox community is playing footsie with the alt-right. Zoey Tur jewishplayingorthodoxcommunity I always felt like a fraud. Zoey Tur likealwaysfraudfelt
