Trans Named Desire 2006 -

“This is Desire. To the person who threatened me: you’re afraid of a voice. But a voice can’t be evicted. A voice can’t be punched. A voice is a desire line—and you can’t pave over what people need to hear.”

The hotline— The Desire Line —was a secret. Callers dialed a 1-800 number, listened to a new recording each night, then left messages. Desire screened them alone in her studio, tears pricking her eyes as she heard: trans named desire 2006

That night, instead of recording a new poem, Desire sat at her mic and spoke live for the first time: “This is Desire