--- title: "2 Gender identity Quotes By Chaz Bono" description: "2 Gender identity quotes by Chaz Bono. Plus more from Chaz Bono and more Gender identity sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/chaz-bono-16917_assumption_so-when-i-was-about-13-or-14-i-realized_760707.jpg" --- > [So when I was about 13 or 14, I realized I was attracted to women and then made the assumption that I was a lesbian, and didn't realize that that wasn't the case. It was the fact that I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/so-when-i-was-about-13-or-14-i-realized-i-was-attracted-to-women-and/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/chaz-bono-16917_assumption_so-when-i-was-about-13-or-14-i-realized_760707.jpg) > [I confused gender identity with sexual orientation. Your gender identity is about who you are, how you feel, the sex that you feel yourself to be. Sexual orientation is who you're attracted to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/i-confused-gender-identity-with-sexual-orientation-your-gender/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/chaz-bono-16917_about_i-confused-gender-identity-with-sexual-o_3005656.jpg) ## 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 Chaz Bono > [I've been an activist in the LGBT community for a long time. I think nothing's changed, I'm just a little bit more focused on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/i-ve-been-an-activist-in-the-lgbt-community-for-a-long-time-i-think/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [Obviously the transgender movement has not progressed in the way that the gay and lesbian movement has. But Im an activist - thats just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/obviously-the-transgender-movement-has-not-progressed-in-the-way-that/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [A lot of parents never speak to their transgender kids again that's not the case in my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/a-lot-of-parents-never-speak-to-their-transgender-kids-again-that-s/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [Being self-supporting is important to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/being-self-supporting-is-important-to-me/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [For me, it was never a question of whether or not I was transgender. It was a question of what I'd be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/for-me-it-was-never-a-question-of-whether-or-not-i-was-transgender-it/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/i-ve-been-embraced-by-a-new-community-that-s-what-happens-when-you-re/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [As you get older it's more confusing. Suddenly, there's more pressure to fit in to your assigned gender.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/as-you-get-older-it-s-more-confusing-suddenly-there-s-more-pressure/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [I want to create a place where trans people and our allies could come together to share experiences, information and ideas. Being transgender or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/i-want-to-create-a-place-where-trans-people-and-our-allies-could-come/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [I'm just a regular guy. All these ideas that children shouldn't watch me, I'm going to be confusing, all this stuff, it's crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/i-m-just-a-regular-guy-all-these-ideas-that-children-shouldn-t-watch/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [So when I was about 13 or 14, I realized I was attracted to women and then made the assumption that I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/so-when-i-was-about-13-or-14-i-realized-i-was-attracted-to-women-and/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [I had felt uncomfortable as a woman my whole life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/i-had-felt-uncomfortable-as-a-woman-my-whole-life/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [I always felt like the male from the time I was a child. There wasn't much feminine about me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/i-always-felt-like-the-male-from-the-time-i-was-a-child-there-wasn-t/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [When I realised I was transgender I was so afraid of what my transition would do to everyone else in my life and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/when-i-realised-i-was-transgender-i-was-so-afraid-of-what-my/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [I thought, transgender people are much worse off than I am. That's why they're willing to risk everything to be who they are. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/i-thought-transgender-people-are-much-worse-off-than-i-am-that-s-why/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) > [What mom cares about most is that I'm happy, healthy and enjoying my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chaz-bono/what-mom-cares-about-most-is-that-i-m-happy-healthy-and-enjoying-my/) [Chaz Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chaz-bono/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gender-identity/chaz-bono/#itemlist", "name": "2 Gender identity Quotes By Chaz Bono", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So when I was about 13 or 14, I realized I was attracted to women and then made the assumption that I was a lesbian, and didn't realize that that wasn't the case. It was the fact that I was a man and a heterosexual man. 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