--- title: "2 Gender identity Quotes By Andrej Pejic" description: "2 Gender identity quotes by Andrej Pejic. Plus more from Andrej Pejic and more Gender identity sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/andrej-pejic-25206_be-proud_to-all-trans-youth-out-there-i-would-lik_1447952.png" --- > [To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are. All human beings deserve equal treatment no matter their gender identity or sexuality. To be perceived as what you say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/to-all-trans-youth-out-there-i-would-like-to-say-respect-yourself-and/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/andrej-pejic-25206_be-proud_to-all-trans-youth-out-there-i-would-lik_1447952.png) > [I know people want me to sort of defend myself, to sit here and be like, 'I'm a boy, but I wear makeup sometimes.' But, you know, to me, it doesn't really matter. I don't really have that sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/i-know-people-want-me-to-sort-of-defend-myself-to-sit-here-and-be-2/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/andrej-pejic-25206_boys_i-know-people-want-me-to-sort-of-defend_3220625.png) ## Other authors on Gender identity - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-abhijit-naskar-99.jpg) Abhijit Naskar 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gender-identity/abhijit-naskar/) - [Asia Kate Dillon 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gender-identity/asia-kate-dillon/) - [Sarah McBride 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gender-identity/sarah-mcbride/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-judith-butler-53997.jpg) Judith Butler 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gender-identity/judith-butler/) ## More by Andrej Pejic > [In this society, if a man is called a woman, that's the biggest insult he could get...Is that because women are considered something less?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/in-this-society-if-a-man-is-called-a-woman-that-s-the-biggest-insult/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [It's important to me that people can associate being different with being beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/it-s-important-to-me-that-people-can-associate-being-different-with/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [I find myself to be quite sarcastic, and I wouldn't want to be with someone who didn't get that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/i-find-myself-to-be-quite-sarcastic-and-i-wouldn-t-want-to-be-with/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [Love has no boundaries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/love-has-no-boundaries/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [I guess professionally I've left my gender open to artistic interpretation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/i-guess-professionally-i-ve-left-my-gender-open-to-artistic/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [I love to work with people who are great at what they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/i-love-to-work-with-people-who-are-great-at-what-they-do/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [All women have a complicated relationship to beauty, but as a transgender woman it's a bit more complicated. There's a lot of pressure to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/all-women-have-a-complicated-relationship-to-beauty-but-as-a/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [It just so happens that some of the things I like are feminine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/it-just-so-happens-that-some-of-the-things-i-like-are-feminine/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [I want to be the most eligible bachelor in New York City.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/i-want-to-be-the-most-eligible-bachelor-in-new-york-city/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are. All human beings deserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/to-all-trans-youth-out-there-i-would-like-to-say-respect-yourself-and/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [As a kid, you get to the stage where you realise the gender barriers that exist in society and what you're supposed to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/as-a-kid-you-get-to-the-stage-where-you-realise-the-gender-barriers/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [My whole life is controversy. What can I do? I'm like Britney Spears!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/my-whole-life-is-controversy-what-can-i-do-i-m-like-britney-spears/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [My favourite author is Leon Trotsky - the political philosophy and the way he writes is beautiful, and really relevant, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/my-favourite-author-is-leon-trotsky-the-political-philosophy-and-the/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [I'm not a big fan of identity politics and sort of picking one thing and defining yourself with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-identity-politics-and-sort-of-picking-one-thing/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) > [I don't get out of bed for less than $50 a day. I want to make that clear to America. This is a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrej-pejic/i-don-t-get-out-of-bed-for-less-than-50-a-day-i-want-to-make-that/) [Andrej Pejic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrej-pejic/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gender-identity/andrej-pejic/#itemlist", "name": "2 Gender identity Quotes By Andrej Pejic", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To all trans youth out there, I would like to say respect yourself and be proud of who you are. All human beings deserve equal treatment no matter their gender identity or sexuality. 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