[2][3][4][5] Talusan has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times,[6] VICE Magazine,[7] The Guardian,[8] and The Atlantic.
[9] Talusan describes herself as a "queer albino first-generation Filipino immigrant" and identifies as a nonbinary bisexual transgender individual.
[14] Their first role in a popular sitcom that lasted until age 10 launched an acting career that ended by their early teens.
[2] Talusan has written for a variety of publications and contributed to several books including Burn it Down,[23] Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture,[24] and Nasty Women.
The memoir details Talusan's journey from life in the Philippines as a boy with albinism to embodying her trans self as a woman in America.
[12] Talusan talks about how her embodiment within intersections of race, gender, and sexuality made her an outcast, and articulates a personal narrative that shows the ways in which transness can take on a variety of forms.
The Library Journal notes Talusan's "rare, frank vulnerability" in describing Fairest as a "debut [that stands] out from the crowd.