The aim is to teach the world not to despise trans genders but to consider them equal. Also, to show that one is also not comfortable with the gender one was born into. That's fine, they should be able to be whoever they want without judgment and prejudice. Zimmerman also attaches a link to the National Center for Transgender Equality which states that 41% of trans people attempt suicide, alongside 1.6% of the general population. This is from the National Center, a place I trust, the author provides exact percentages which strengthens my trust. For two of the women there is a connection related to their work so that the public can better see what they do. For Ming there was an attached video in which he spoke like this, now the author builds an image in the reader's mind as he reads. This inning in itself is helpful in building readership