Quotes

When it comes down to it, I like personality. I like humor. Humour is huge.

Very confident, grounded straight guys - they love me

I would think that the worst impression I get from straight guys are ones that are insecure about themselves and can't handle someone who looks, acts, and talks like me. They feel like they have to distance themselves from me.

It's crazy how life takes you on these roads that you'd never expect, I never thought I'd fall for a girl. But I wouldn't change it for the world.

It might be surprising to people that I am friends with many straight people. I tend to stay away from girls somewhat because I feel like there's so much baggage and drama attached to them.

I want to inspire youth. They are so lucky they have amazing role models and an open-minded generation and society.

[on her documentary This is Everything] I really want people to take away from the film that you can chase your dreams, and you can achieve them, and you can achieve love in your friends and your family, even if they don't initially give that to you. It's about the struggle and overcoming it. Even though I'm transgender, my entire family still loves me, and everything is fine in that aspect of my life. Of course there are other things going on, you're trying to overcome more obstacles in your life, but that's just life.

[on how she never got to tell her mother about her decision to transcend into a woman] I never got to say it to her face. Her death made me realize, life is too short to not do what you want to do. Let's become the most authentic you that you can be.

[on the day after her detainment in Dubai] After being detained and held at the Dubai airport for over 5 hours, this was the moment my baby(Nats Getty) came to rescue me. Yesterday was one of the scariest moments of my entire life and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone. How you can be denied entry somewhere just because of who you are is seriously disgusting and also very scary. This further proves the need for change.